XSS in Awsm Embed Any Document
CVE-2023-23707
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files allows Stored XSS via upload of SVG and HTML files. This issue affects Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin <= 2.7.1 versions.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embed-any-document/wordpress-embed-any-do… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-23707?
- CVE-2023-23707 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Awsm Embed Any Document, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2023-23707?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-23707 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.