CVE-2023-23707

WordPress Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files Plugin <= 2.7.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

State: Published
Severity: 5.9 Medium
Published: Mar 23, 2023
Updated: Apr 28, 2026
Reserved: Jan 17, 2023

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Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files allows Stored XSS via upload of SVG and HTML files. This issue affects Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin <= 2.7.1 versions.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.9 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L	Patchstack

Weaknesses

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel FilesAwsm Innovations	2.7.1 and earlierAffectedfrom 2.7.2Not affected

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embed-any-document/wordpress-embed-any-document-embed-pdf-word-powerpoint-and-excel-files-plugin-2-7-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry

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