CVE-2023-26008 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-26008: WordPress Top 10 Plugin <= 3.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Ajay D'souza

Product Top 10 – Popular posts plugin for WordPress

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 23, 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 Ajay D'Souza Top 10 – Popular posts plugin for WordPress plugin <= 3.2.4 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Top 10 – Popular posts plugin for WordPress versions up to 3.2.4 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated admin can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of site visitors. The vulnerability requires admin privileges and user interaction to exploit, but once injected, the payload affects all users viewing the affected page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers when they view the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can deface your site, steal visitor data, or redirect users to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin-level access to WordPress and a visitor must view a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 23, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26008 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-2023-26008

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions