CVE-2023-31220
WordPress WP Categories Widget Plugin <= 2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widget plugin <= 2.2 versions.
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 WP Categories Widget Plugin <= 2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widget plugin <= 2.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-31220- 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-2023-35535
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widget plugin <= 2.2 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-35535- 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-qh7j-jqpc-f3xp
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories...
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widget plugin <= 2.2 versions.
- Record
GHSA-qh7j-jqpc-f3xp- 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
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widget plugin <= 2.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-31220- 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-2023-31220 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Wp-experts.in Team Wp Categories Widget, published September 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.