# CVE-2023-23989: WordPress RegistrationMagic plugin <= 5.1.9.2 - Content Injection

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into web pages via the RegistrationMagic plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73xm-rcxq-249m

## What is CVE-2023-23989?

CVE-2023-23989 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Metagauss RegistrationMagic, published on 24 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Metagauss RegistrationMagic.This issue affects RegistrationMagic: from n/a through 5.1.9.2.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23989?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Metagauss Registrationmagic.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Metagauss RegistrationMagic

- [CVE-2017-20208](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20208/): RegistrationMagic - Custom Registration Forms <= 3.7.9.2 - PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-10508](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10508/): Auth bypass in RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-2499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2499/): RegistrationMagic <= 5.2.1.0 - Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-4073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4073/): RegistrationMagic <= 5.0.1.7 Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-1990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1990/): SQL injection in RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23989 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23989 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Metagauss RegistrationMagic, published on 24 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Metagauss RegistrationMagic. 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-2023-23989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23989/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23989
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23989
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23989

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23989/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.