CVE-2023-5229

E2Pdf < 1.20.20 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scriping

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Published Oct 31, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The E2Pdf WordPress plugin before 1.20.20 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

E2Pdf

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.20.20

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:e2pdf:e2pdf:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57557	The E2Pdf WordPress plugin before 1.20.20 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.475% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb6ce636-9e0d-4c5c-bb95-dde1d2581245

History

Apr 23, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

E2pdf E2pdf

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 31, 2023, 1:54 PM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:10 PM
Reserved: Sep 27, 2023, 3:14 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:52 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:52 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

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