CVE-2023-50874 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2023-50874

WordPress Ajax Load More Plugin <= 6.1.0.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

6.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Darren Cooney WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More: from n/a through 6.1.0.1.

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:

NGÔ THIÊN AN / ancorn_ from VNPT-VCI (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ajax-load-more/wordpress-ajax-load-more-plugin-6-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Affected Vendor

Darren Cooney

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Affected Software

WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: December 28th, 2023

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise

T1059.007 JavaScript

T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie

T1213 Data from Information Repositories

T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service

T1491.001 Defacement