CVE-2023-41797 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-41797: WordPress Locations Plugin <= 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Gold Plugins

Product Locations

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 2, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gold Plugins Locations plugin <= 4.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gold Plugins Locations contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. When a victim with sufficient privileges views the affected content, the attacker's script executes in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject scripts affecting other site visitors; admin accounts are at higher risk of compromise.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account and the victim must view the page containing the injected script.

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-2023-41797 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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