CVE-2023-40605
WordPress Typing Effect Plugin <= 1.3.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2023-40605 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in 93digital Typing Effect, published September 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.37%EPSS, 30th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Auth. (contributor) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 93digital Typing Effect plugin <= 1.3.6 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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 Typing Effect Plugin <= 1.3.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 93digital Typing Effect plugin <= 1.3.6 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40605- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45163
Auth. (contributor) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 93digital Typing Effect plugin <= 1.3.6 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45163- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhj6-gc4m-8rj3
Auth. (contributor) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 93digital Typing Effect plugin <=...
Auth. (contributor) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 93digital Typing Effect plugin <= 1.3.6 versions.
- Record
GHSA-mhj6-gc4m-8rj3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (contributor) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 93digital Typing Effect plugin <= 1.3.6 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40605- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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.