# CVE-2023-23875: WordPress Bing Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag Plugin <= 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> An authenticated admin can inject malicious scripts via the Bing Site Verification plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 3 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5p7w-8phh-2f4c

## What is CVE-2023-23875?

CVE-2023-23875 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Himanshu Bing Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag, published on 3 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Himanshu Bing Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag plugin <= 1.0 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23875?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bing Site Verification Plugin Using Meta Tag Project Bing Site Verification Plugin Using Meta Tag.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23875 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23875 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Himanshu Bing Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag, published on 3 May 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-2023-23875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Himanshu Bing Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag. 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-2023-23875/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23875/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23875
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23875
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23875

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23875/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.