CVE-2023-24393 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-24393: WordPress Animated Number Counters Plugin <= 1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Sk. Abul Hasan

Product Animated Number Counters

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 10, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sk. Abul Hasan Animated Number Counters plugin <= 1.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Animated Number Counters contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.6. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and steal data or modify page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject scripts affecting other visitors; impacts site security and user trust.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with low-level privileges and trick a user into viewing a page with the injected payload.

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-2023-24393 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-2023-24393

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions