CVE-2023-41692 HIGH

CVE-2023-41692: WordPress Attorney Theme <= 3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Hennessey Digital

Product Attorney

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 2, 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 Hennessey Digital Attorney theme <= 3 theme.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Attorney by Hennessey Digital versions 3 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in a victim's browser when they visit a crafted link. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing data or modifying page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see modified content depending on the injected payload.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41692 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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