WordPress Back Button Widget Plugin <= 1.6.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Priority LOW 29CWE-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 · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Back Button Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Back Button Widget: from n/a through 1.6.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00328 26th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51399
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4p23-7pp3-5wcj
References
More WPFactory Back Button Widget vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-30578 WordPress Back Button Widget plugin <= 1.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-51399 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51399 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4p23-7pp3-5wcj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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