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TI-2023-04807 Aliases CVE-2023-5229GHSA-m9r2-v6px-98w2

E2Pdf < 1.20.20 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scriping

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated

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
Fixed

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

Summary

The E2Pdf WordPress plugin before 1.20.20 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00475 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed E2Pdf (Unknown): 1.20.20

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownE2Pdfbefore 1.20.201.20.20Patch availableCNA
  • E2Pdf VendorUnknown Affected before 1.20.20 Fixed in 1.20.20 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:e2pdf:e2pdf:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.20.20VulnerableE2Pdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:e2pdf:e2pdf:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.20.20 Vulnerable ·E2Pdf

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA E2Pdf (Unknown) Fixed in 1.20.20

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9r2-v6px-98w2

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-06233 E2Pdf <= 1.20.25 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-27754 WordPress e2pdf Plugin <= 1.20.23 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2023-24795 WordPress e2pdf Plugin <= 1.20.18 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-38391 WordPress e2pdf plugin <= 1.28.09 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-28970 WordPress E2Pdf – Export To Pdf Tool for WordPress plugin <= 1.25.05 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-00455 E2Pdf < 1.16.45 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
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Sources

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