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CVE-2023-24381: WordPress Advanced Social Pixel Plugin <= 2.1.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NsThemes Advanced Social Pixel plugin <= 2.1.1 versions.

MediumCVSS 5.9Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

WordPress sites using NsThemes Advanced Social Pixel up to 2.1.1 may allow an administrator-level user to store script content that runs for another viewer. The required privilege and user interaction lower urgency, but successful XSS can still affect site data, user trust, and administrative workflows.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin risk. Prioritize sites with many administrators, weaker admin account controls, or business-critical pages using the plugin.

Technical view

CVE-2023-24381 is an authenticated stored XSS in NsThemes Advanced Social Pixel for WordPress, package ns-facebook-pixel-for-wp, reported for versions <= 2.1.1. CVSS 3.1 is 5.9 with PR:H, UI:R, scope changed, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress environments where the Advanced Social Pixel plugin is installed at an affected version. The source bundle does not identify CPEs, a fixed version, or default vulnerable configurations.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Exploitation requires administrator-level access and user interaction, which makes broad unauthenticated mass exploitation unlikely based on the provided evidence.

Researcher notes

Evidence is sparse beyond CVE metadata and the Patchstack entry. The available details support authenticated stored XSS, high required privileges, user interaction, and affected versions <= 2.1.1, but not exploit maturity or a fixed version.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for the Advanced Social Pixel plugin.
  • Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for fixed-version information.
  • Update the plugin if a vendor-supported fixed release is available.
  • Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
  • Restrict administrator access to trusted, necessary users only.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm installed plugin package name is ns-facebook-pixel-for-wp.
  • Record the installed Advanced Social Pixel version on each site.
  • Review admin-only plugin settings for stored script injection risks.
  • Check whether any vendor advisory names a fixed release.
  • Verify administrator accounts follow least-privilege expectations.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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cwe · medium confidence lookup

CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.9 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.9CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L1.73.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.9Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2023-24381Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
NsThemesAdvanced Social Pixelns-facebook-pixel-for-wp, n/aunaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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