CVE-2023-23707

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2023-23707 · Published 23/03/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-23707 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting embed any document (awsm).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.38%, higher than 32.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
embed any document awsm	`≤ 2.7.1`	No fix yet

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.

References

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 · Third Party Advisory

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