CVE-2023-32298 HIGH

CVE-2023-32298: WordPress Simple User Listing Plugin <= 1.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Kathy Darling

Product Simple User Listing

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 8, 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 Kathy Darling Simple User Listing plugin <= 1.9.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple User Listing versions up to 1.9.2 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into user listing pages. An attacker can craft a malicious link that, when clicked by a site visitor, executes JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of the user listing display.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in visitors' browsers when they view a crafted link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to user listing pages can have their sessions hijacked or credentials stolen if they click attacker-controlled links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a site visitor into clicking a malicious link (user interaction required).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 8, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32298 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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