CVE-2023-47229 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47229: WordPress Download Top 25 Social Icons Plugin <= 3.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Vyas Dipen

Product Top 25 Social Icons

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 8, 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 Vyas Dipen Top 25 Social Icons plugin <= 3.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Top 25 Social Icons contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 3.1. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect the entire site scope.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with low-privilege accounts can deface content, steal admin credentials, or compromise other users visiting your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account and trick a user into visiting a page with the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 8, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47229 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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