Chart.js for WordPress <= 2023.2 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting in New Chart
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The chartjs WordPress plugin through 2023.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0039 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | chartjs | 2023.2 – 2023.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- chartjs VendorUnknown Affected 2023.2 – 2023.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:chartjs_project:chartjs:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2023.2 | Vulnerable | Chartjs Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:chartjs_project:chartjs:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2023.2 Vulnerable ·Chartjs Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6081
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2g4f-rm2w-x596
References
More Chartjs Project Chartjs vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05599 Chart.js for WordPress <= 2023.2 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-6081 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6081 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2g4f-rm2w-x596 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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