CVE-2023-25460 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25460: WordPress Easy Ad Manager Plugin <= 1.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Codesolz

Product Easy Ad Manager

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published May 12, 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 CodeSolz Easy Ad Manager plugin <= 1.0.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Easy Ad Manager versions up to 1.0.0 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with high-level admin privileges can craft a malicious request that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that executes in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can be tricked into executing attacker-controlled JavaScript, risking account compromise and unauthorized site modifications.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the attacker's malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 12, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25460 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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