CVE-2023-49743

WordPress Dashboard Widgets Suite Plugin <= 3.4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

5.9 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr Dashboard Widgets Suite allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Dashboard Widgets Suite: from n/a through 3.4.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Up 0.4 points since Dec 15, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

WordPress Dashboard Widgets Suite Plugin <= 3.4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Record: CVE-2023-49743
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-53666 5.9

Record: EUVD-2023-53666
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95gr-jjvx-vq99 5.9

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Record: GHSA-95gr-jjvx-vq99
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.9

Record: CVE-2023-49743
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-49743 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Jeff Starr Dashboard Widgets Suite, published December 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.