What is CVE-2023-36530?

CVE-2023-36530 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smartypants Sp Project & Document Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-36530?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-36530 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Smartypants Sp Project & Document Manager

CVE-2023-36530

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Smartypants SP Project & Document Manager plugin <= 4.67 versions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-08-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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 (28.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.2% 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)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/sp-client-document-manager/wordpress-sp-p… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36530?: CVE-2023-36530 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smartypants Sp Project & Document Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-36530?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-36530 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.