CVE-2023-25453 HIGH

CVE-2023-25453: WordPress WordPress Tables Plugin <= 1.3.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Ian Sadovy

Product WordPress Tables

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 30, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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 Ian Sadovy WordPress Tables plugin <= 1.3.9 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WordPress Tables plugin versions up to 1.3.9 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts into table content that execute in the browsers of site visitors and administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction—a victim must view a page containing the malicious table. Attackers without authentication can exploit this by crafting specially formatted table data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, stealing cookies, session tokens, or performing actions as the victim.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and admins viewing affected tables can have their sessions hijacked or credentials stolen without their knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. A site visitor must view a page containing the attacker's malicious table content.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 30, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25453 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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