CVE-2023-47684 HIGH

CVE-2023-47684: WordPress Essential Grid Plugin <= 3.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Themepunch Ohg

Product Essential Grid

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 13, 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 ThemePunch OHG Essential Grid plugin <= 3.1.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Essential Grid contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the plugin. An attacker can craft a malicious input that, when viewed by site visitors or administrators, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browsers. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or malware distribution. The vulnerability affects versions up to 3.1.0.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and admins may have sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs network access and a victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 13, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47684 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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