CVE-2023-49195 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-49195: WordPress Nested Pages Plugin <= 3.2.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Kyle Phillips

Product Nested Pages

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published December 14, 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 Kyle Phillips Nested Pages allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Nested Pages: from n/a through 3.2.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Nested Pages contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 3.2.6. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts through the plugin interface. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data. Update to a version newer than 3.2.6 to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the plugin.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow script injection affecting other site users and administrators.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access and the victim must visit an affected page or interact with a crafted link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 14, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49195 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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