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CVE-2023-38000: Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7

medium Affects WordPress core, gutenberg (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
>=5.9 and <=5.9.7 or >=6.0 and <=6.0.5 or >=6.1 and <=6.1.3 or >=6.2 and <=6.2.2 or >=6.3 and <=6.3.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (58.7th percentile)
Published
2023-10-13
Source
nvd

References

Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7

Package
gutenberg (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=16.8.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (58.7th percentile)
Published
2023-10-13
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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