CVE-2023-23817 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 versions.

Published: 2023-04-23

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko

Simple PDF Viewer

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simple_pdf_viewer_project:simple_pdf_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27903	Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea \| Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00181.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-pdf-viewer/wordpress-simple-pdf-viewer-plugin-1-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Simple Pdf Viewer Project Simple Pdf Viewer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-04-23T10:27:21.133Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:02.563Z

Reserved: 2023-01-18T09:27:51.558Z

Link: CVE-2023-23817

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:42:26.972Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-23T11:15:07.100

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:46:53.440

Link: CVE-2023-23817

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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