CVE-2023-40676
WordPress Slimstat Analytics Plugin <= 5.0.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jason Crouse, VeronaLabs Slimstat Analytics plugin <= 5.0.8 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 Slimstat Analytics Plugin <= 5.0.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jason Crouse, VeronaLabs Slimstat Analytics plugin <= 5.0.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40676- 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-2023-45232
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jason Crouse, VeronaLabs Slimstat Analytics plugin <= 5.0.8 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45232- 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-j64r-g4fh-35vf
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jason Crouse, VeronaLabs...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jason Crouse, VeronaLabs Slimstat Analytics plugin <= 5.0.8 versions.
- Record
GHSA-j64r-g4fh-35vf- 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 Jason Crouse, VeronaLabs Slimstat Analytics plugin <= 5.0.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40676- 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
OSV
WordPress Slimstat Analytics Plugin <= 5.0.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jason Crouse, VeronaLabs Slimstat Analytics plugin <= 5.0.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40676- 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40676 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Jason Crouse, Veronalabs Slimstat Analytics, published September 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-slimstat/wordpress-slimstat-analytics-plugin-5-0-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40676
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j64r-g4fh-35vf
wordpress.org/plugins