CVE-2023-37997 HIGH

CVE-2023-37997: WordPress Post List With Featured Image Plugin <= 1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Dharmesh Patel

Product Post List With Featured Image

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 Dharmesh Patel Post List With Featured Image plugin <= 1.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Post List With Featured Image versions 1.2 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the plugin that execute in the browsers of site visitors and administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, stealing cookies, session tokens, or performing actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and admins could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. A victim must visit a page containing the injected content.

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-2023-37997 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-2023-37997

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 7.1 / HIGH

Affected versions