CVE-2023-40665
WordPress Save as Image plugin by Pdfcrowd Plugin <= 2.16.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pdfcrowd Save as Image plugin by Pdfcrowd plugin <= 2.16.0 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 Save as Image plugin by Pdfcrowd Plugin <= 2.16.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pdfcrowd Save as Image plugin by Pdfcrowd plugin <= 2.16.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40665- 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-2023-45221
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pdfcrowd Save as Image plugin by Pdfcrowd plugin <= 2.16.0 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45221- 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-3v6w-vg3j-g58f
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pdfcrowd Save as Image plugin...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pdfcrowd Save as Image plugin by Pdfcrowd plugin <= 2.16.0 versions.
- Record
GHSA-3v6w-vg3j-g58f- 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 Pdfcrowd Save as Image plugin by Pdfcrowd plugin <= 2.16.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40665- 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-2023-40665 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Pdfcrowd Save As Image Plugin By Pdfcrowd, published September 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.