CVE-2023-37893 HIGH

CVE-2023-37893: WordPress Coming Soon Chop Chop Plugin <= 2.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Chop-Chop

Product Coming Soon Chop Chop

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 1, 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 Chop-Chop Coming Soon Chop Chop plugin <= 2.2.4 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Coming Soon Chop Chop versions up to 2.2.4 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect other users viewing the compromised page. An attacker needs no authentication to exploit this flaw.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers, stealing session cookies or redirecting users to phishing sites.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site could be redirected, have their sessions hijacked, or see fake login forms injected by attackers.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 1, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37893 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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