CVE-2023-22690 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-22690: WordPress Ebook Store Plugin <= 5.775 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Shopfiles Ltd

Product Ebook Store

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published May 15, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shopfiles Ltd Ebook Store plugin <= 5.775 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ebook Store versions up to 5.775 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim visiting a crafted page—and can affect other users' sessions and data. The impact is limited to low-severity confidentiality, integrity, and availability breaches.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A malicious admin can steal session tokens, modify content, or disrupt site functionality for other users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 15, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22690 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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