# CVE-2023-24374: WordPress Material Design Icons for Page Builders Plugin <= 1.4.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Authenticated contributors can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Material Design Icons plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8jxp-w6hg-6p74

## What is CVE-2023-24374?

CVE-2023-24374 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Photon WP Material Design Icons for Page Builders, published on 6 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Photon WP Material Design Icons for Page Builders plugin <= 1.4.2 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24374?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Material Design Icons for Page Builders Project Material Design Icons for Page Builders.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24374?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24374 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Photon WP Material Design Icons for Page Builders

- [CVE-2023-24382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24382/): WordPress Material Design Icons for Page Builders Plugin <= 1.4.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24374 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24374 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Photon WP Material Design Icons for Page Builders, published on 6 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Photon WP Material Design Icons for Page Builders. 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-2023-24374/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24374/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24374
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24374
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24374

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24374/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.