CVE-2023-32577 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-32577: WordPress DevBuddy Twitter Feed Plugin <= 4.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Eji Osigwe

Product DevBuddy Twitter Feed

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 25, 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 Eji Osigwe DevBuddy Twitter Feed plugin <= 4.0.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

DevBuddy Twitter Feed versions up to 4.0.0 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with high-level privileges can craft a malicious request that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. The vulnerability affects the site's integrity and user data confidentiality.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they visit the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can be tricked into executing malicious scripts that steal session tokens or modify site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access and trick a user into visiting a crafted link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 25, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32577 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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