CVE-2023-41657 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-41657: WordPress HollerBox Plugin <= 2.3.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Groundhogg Inc.

Product HollerBox

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 29, 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. HollerBox plugin <= 2.3.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

HollerBox versions up to 2.3.2 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users viewing affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators with high privileges could compromise other users' sessions or steal sensitive data through injected scripts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 29, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41657 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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