CVE-2023-40681 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-40681: WordPress Groundhogg Plugin <= 2.7.11.10 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Groundhogg Inc.

Product Groundhogg

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 31, 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 Groundhogg Inc. Groundhogg plugin <= 2.7.11.10 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Groundhogg versions up to 2.7.11.10 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component. An attacker with admin or manager access can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A trusted admin or manager could compromise other users' sessions, steal data, or perform actions on their behalf.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level privileges (admin/manager role) and the victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 31, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40681 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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