CVE-2023-27439 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-27439: WordPress New Adman Plugin <= 1.6.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Gl_Spice

Product New Adman

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 21, 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 gl_SPICE New Adman plugin <= 1.6.8 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

New Adman versions up to 1.6.8 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim visiting a crafted page—and can affect other users' browsers and site functionality. An attacker with high-level privileges can inject code that executes in visitors' sessions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow script injection affecting site visitors and potentially stealing session data or modifying site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 21, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27439 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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