TI-2023-01728 Aliases CVE-2023-1840 GHSA-wpcc-gp5g-rr4p

Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress <= 2.07 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 22CWE-79Published 2023-04-04 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 2.07 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
jonkastonka	Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress	up to 2.07	—	No fix listed	CNA

Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress Vendorjonkastonka Affected up to 2.07 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:followmedarling:spotify-play-button-for-wordpress::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.07	Vulnerable	Followmedarling

cpe:2.3:a:followmedarling:spotify-play-button-for-wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.07 Vulnerable ·Followmedarling

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1840
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpcc-gp5g-rr4p

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/308f6887-7c1c-4efd-85e2-b71bb6d26dab?source=cve

Other 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2893653%40spotify-play-button-for-wordpress%2Ftrunk&old=2870608%40spotify-play-button-for-wordpress%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

TI-2024-10366 Cross-site scripting in jonkastonka Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4

Sources

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