CVE-2023-47231
WordPress ShortCodes UI Plugin <= 1.9.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bainternet ShortCodes UI plugin <= 1.9.8 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress ShortCodes UI Plugin <= 1.9.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bainternet ShortCodes UI plugin <= 1.9.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-47231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-51363
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bainternet ShortCodes UI plugin <= 1.9.8 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-51363- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwmr-4wg7-xq78
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bainternet ShortCodes UI...
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bainternet ShortCodes UI plugin <= 1.9.8 versions.
- Record
GHSA-qwmr-4wg7-xq78- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bainternet ShortCodes UI plugin <= 1.9.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-47231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-47231 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Bainternet Shortcodes Ui, published November 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shortcodes-ui/wordpress-shortcodes-ui-plugin-1-9-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47231
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwmr-4wg7-xq78