CVE-2023-23900 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-23900: WordPress Easy Forms for Mailchimp Plugin <= 6.8.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Yikes, Inc.

Product Easy Forms for Mailchimp

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 10, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in YIKES, Inc. Easy Forms for Mailchimp plugin <= 6.8.8 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Easy Forms for Mailchimp versions up to 6.8.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts into form fields that execute when site visitors or administrators view the form data. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in visitors' browsers when they view form submissions or form pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitor and admin accounts can be compromised; form data can be stolen or modified; site reputation damaged.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must visit a page containing the vulnerable form or view form submissions in the admin panel.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 10, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23900 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-23900

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.8 / MEDIUM

Affected versions