CVE-2023-25958
WordPress Simple Tooltips Plugin <= 2.1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Justin Saad Simple Tooltips plugin <= 2.1.4 versions.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Simple Tooltips Plugin <= 2.1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Justin Saad Simple Tooltips plugin <= 2.1.4 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-25958- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS: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-2023-29845
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Justin Saad Simple Tooltips plugin <= 2.1.4 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-29845- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcj4-xfx8-7jqq
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Justin Saad Simple Tooltips...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Justin Saad Simple Tooltips plugin <= 2.1.4 versions.
- Record
GHSA-xcj4-xfx8-7jqq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS: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
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Justin Saad Simple Tooltips plugin <= 2.1.4 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-25958- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS: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
| 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-2023-25958 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Justin Saad Simple Tooltips, published May 12, 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.