CVE-2023-40675 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-40675: WordPress Landing Page Builder Plugin <= 1.5.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Pluginops

Product Landing Page Builder

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 27, 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 PluginOps Landing Page Builder plugin <= 1.5.1.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Landing Page Builder versions up to 1.5.1.2 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with admin privileges can craft a malicious page that executes JavaScript in the browsers of users who visit it. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript code that runs in visitors' browsers when they view a landing page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow script injection into landing pages, potentially stealing visitor data or redirecting traffic.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and trick a user into visiting a crafted landing page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 27, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40675 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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