CVE-2023-47809 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47809: WordPress Accordion Plugin <= 2.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Themepoints

Product Accordion

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 22, 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Themepoints Accordion plugin <= 2.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Accordion by Themepoints versions 2.6 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

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

A privileged user can inject code affecting other users' sessions and data; requires immediate privilege audit and update.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or editor privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 22, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47809 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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