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TI-2023-09487 Aliases CVE-2023-23673GHSA-fgxr-fc5q-2355

WordPress I Recommend This Plugin <= 3.8.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Priority LOW 27CWE-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 · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Harish Chouhan, Themeist I Recommend This plugin <= 3.8.3 versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00392 33rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Harish Chouhan, ThemeistI Recommend Thisup to 3.8.3—No fix listedCNA
  • I Recommend This VendorHarish Chouhan, Themeist Affected up to 3.8.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:themeist:i_recommend_this:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 3.8.3VulnerableThemeist
  • cpe:2.3:a:themeist:i_recommend_this:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.8.3 Vulnerable ·Themeist

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23673
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgxr-fc5q-2355

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2014-08238 The i-recommend-this plugin before 3.7.3 for WordPress has SQL injection. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-08399 I Recommend This Plugin dot-irecommendthis.php sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-13213 WordPress I Recommend This Plugin <= 3.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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