What is CVE-2023-44479?

CVE-2023-44479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jim Krill Wp Jump Menu, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-44479?

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

Is CVE-2023-44479 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Jim Krill Wp Jump Menu

CVE-2023-44479

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jim Krill WP Jump Menu plugin <= 3.6.4 versions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-10-02 · 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 (31.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-jump-menu/wordpress-wp-jump-menu-plugi… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44479?: CVE-2023-44479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jim Krill Wp Jump Menu, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-44479?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-44479 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.