CVE-2023-5621

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 33.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-10-18 07:31Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-08 16:53Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-10-17

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

95fa87fefcecd66477ae8d64cf43eb07a39a6f6cc6e6495da4813bfb756f8539

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/547c425d-8b0f-4e65-8b8a-c3a3059301fe?source=cve
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-responsive-slider-with-lightbox/
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=1263536%40wp-responsive-slider-with-lightbox&new=1263536%40wp-responsive-slider-with-lightbox&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=