CVE-2023-49177
WordPress which template file Plugin <= 4.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gilles Dumas which template file allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects which template file: from n/a through 4.9.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 which template file Plugin <= 4.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gilles Dumas which template file allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects which template file: from n/a through 4.9.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-49177- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53182
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gilles Dumas which template file allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects which template file: from n/a through 4.9.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53182- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hj8p-rmpx-5rg2
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gilles Dumas which template file allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects which template file: from n/a through 4.9.0.
- Record
GHSA-hj8p-rmpx-5rg2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gilles Dumas which template file allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects which template file: from n/a through 4.9.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-49177- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2023-49177 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Gilles Dumas Which Template File, published December 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.