CVE-2023-32958
WordPress Novelist Plugin <= 1.2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2023-32958 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ashley Novelist, published May 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.9 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.37%EPSS, 31st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nose Graze Novelist plugin <= 1.2.0 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
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Novelist Plugin <= 1.2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nose Graze Novelist plugin <= 1.2.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-32958- 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-2023-37179
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nose Graze Novelist plugin <= 1.2.0 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-37179- 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-4cfj-cvw8-f4m2
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nose Graze Novelist plugin <= 1...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nose Graze Novelist plugin <= 1.2.0 versions.
- Record
GHSA-4cfj-cvw8-f4m2- 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 Nose Graze Novelist plugin <= 1.2.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-32958- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.