CVE-2023-41856 HIGH

CVE-2023-41856: WordPress Click To Tweet Plugin <= 2.0.14 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Clicktotweet.com

Product Click To Tweet

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 ClickToTweet.Com Click To Tweet plugin <= 2.0.14 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Click To Tweet versions up to 2.0.14 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. An attacker can craft a malicious link that, when visited by a site user, executes JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement. The vulnerability requires user interaction to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in a user's browser when they visit a crafted link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting malicious links could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see site content altered.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site user must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page that triggers the vulnerability.

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-2023-41856 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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