CVE-2023-6503

WP Plugin Lister <= 2.1.0 - Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF

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Published Jan 29, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Plugin Lister WordPress plugin through 2.1.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack.

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

WP Plugin Lister

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 2.1.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:paulgriffinpetty:wp_plugin_lister:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

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% (0.214% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://magos-securitas.com/txt/CVE-2023-6503.txt
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d95de23-e8f6-4342-b19c-57cd22b2fee2/

History

Jan 9, 2026 9:15 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

Paulgriffinpetty Wp Plugin Lister

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 9, 2026, 9:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 29, 2024, 2:44 PM
Updated: Jan 9, 2026, 9:04 PM
Reserved: Dec 4, 2023, 6:46 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:35 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:35 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 29, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

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