CVE-2023-44263 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-44263: WordPress Social Metrics Plugin <= 2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Riyaz

Product Social Metrics

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 2, 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 Riyaz Social Metrics plugin <= 2.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Social Metrics versions 2.2 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit a page containing the injected payload. Impact is limited to low-severity data exposure and site defacement.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal session data or deface content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Compromised admin accounts could inject scripts affecting other users; limited to low-severity data exposure and defacement.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page with the injected payload.

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-2023-44263 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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