# CVE-2023-2362: Multiple Plugins from Wow-Company - Reflected XSS

> Multiple Wow-Company WordPress plugins allow reflected XSS via the page parameter, potentially enabling attackers to hijack admin accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vx6w-q89v-7755

## What is CVE-2023-2362?

CVE-2023-2362 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Bubble Menu, published on 12 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Float menu WordPress plugin before 5.0.2, Bubble Menu WordPress plugin before 3.0.4, Button Generator WordPress plugin before 2.3.5, Calculator Builder WordPress plugin before 1.5.1, Counter Box WordPress plugin before 1.2.2, Floating Button WordPress plugin before 5.3.1, Herd Effects WordPress plugin before 5.2.2, Popup Box WordPress plugin before 2.2.2, Side Menu Lite WordPress plugin before 4.0.2, Sticky Buttons WordPress plugin before 3.1.1, Wow Skype Buttons WordPress plugin before 4.0.2, WP Coder WordPress plugin before 2.5.6 do not escape the page parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2362?

It affects 12 products.


Products: Wow-Company Bubble Menu, Wow-Company Button Generator, Wow-Company Calculator-Builder, Wow-Company Counter Box, Wow-Company Float Menu, Wow-Company Floating Button, Wow-Company Herd Effects, Wow-Company Popup Box, Wow-Company Side Menu Lite, Wow-Company Sticky Buttons, Wow-Company Wow Skype Buttons, Wow-Company Wp Coder.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2362?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2362 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2362 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Bubble Menu

- [CVE-2023-23984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23984/): WordPress Bubble Menu – circle floating menu Plugin <= 3.0.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-3650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3650/): Bubble Menu < 3.0.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2362 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2362 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Bubble Menu, published on 12 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2362 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Bubble Menu. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2362/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2362/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2362
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2362
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2362

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2362/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.