What is CVE-2023-4476?

CVE-2023-4476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plainware Locatoraid, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-4476?

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

Is CVE-2023-4476 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Plainware Locatoraid

CVE-2023-4476

The Locatoraid Store Locator WordPress plugin before 3.9.24 does not sanitise and escape the lpr-search parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Published 2023-09-25 · 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: 0.005 (39.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.4% 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: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Plainware Locatoraid
Locatoraid Store Locator — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/3ca22b22-fe89-42be-94ec-b164838bcf50 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4476?: CVE-2023-4476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plainware Locatoraid, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-4476?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4476 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.