CVE-2023-27422 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-27422: WordPress NS Coupon to Become Customer Plugin <= 1.2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Nsthemes

Product NS Coupon To Become Customer

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 8, 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 NsThemes NS Coupon To Become Customer plugin <= 1.2.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

NS Coupon To Become Customer versions up to 1.2.2 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated admin can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the affected component. 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 run in other users' browsers to steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow script injection affecting other users' sessions and data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin-level access to the site and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 8, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27422 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-2023-27422

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions