What is CVE-2023-0334?

CVE-2023-0334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shortpixel Adaptive Images, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-0334?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0334 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Shortpixel Adaptive Images

CVE-2023-0334

The ShortPixel Adaptive Images WordPress plugin before 3.6.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against any high privilege users such as admin

Published 2023-02-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Shortpixel Adaptive Images
Shortpixel Adaptive Images — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/b027a8db-0fd6-444d-b14a-0ae58f04f931 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0334?: CVE-2023-0334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shortpixel Adaptive Images, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-0334?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0334 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.