# CVE-2023-23707: Cross-site scripting in Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers by uploading malicious SVG or HTML files via the Embed Any Document plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4fvv-j62f-2gpq

## What is CVE-2023-23707?

CVE-2023-23707 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files, published on 23 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23707?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Awsm Embed Any Document.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23707?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23707 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23707 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23707 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23707 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files, published on 23 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23707 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files. 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-2023-23707/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23707/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23707
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23707
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23707

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23707/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.