CVE-2023-48743 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2023-48743

WordPress Simply Exclude Plugin <= 2.0.6.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

5.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Paul Menard Simply Exclude allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Simply Exclude: from n/a through 2.0.6.6.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Le Ngoc Anh (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simply-exclude/wordpress-simply-exclude-plugin-2-0-6-6-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Paul Menard

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Affected Software

Simply Exclude

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: November 30th, 2023

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise

Initial Access

T1059.007 JavaScript

Execution

T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie

Collection

T1213 Data from Information Repositories