# CVE-2023-32122: WordPress Spiffy Calendar Plugin <= 4.9.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via reflected XSS in the Spiffy Calendar plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 18 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-32h9-q98m-9334

## What is CVE-2023-32122?

CVE-2023-32122 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Spiffy Calendar, published on 18 Aug 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

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Spiffy Plugins Spiffy Calendar plugin <= 4.9.3 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32122?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Spiffyplugins Spiffy Calendar.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Spiffy Calendar

- [CVE-2022-46859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46859/): WordPress Spiffy Calendar Plugin <= 4.9.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-38692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38692/): WordPress spiffy-calendar plugin <= 4.9.11 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-45458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45458/): WordPress Spiffy Calendar plugin <= 4.9.13 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-45457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45457/): WordPress Spiffy Calendar plugin <= 4.9.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-49745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49745/): WordPress Spiffy Calendar Plugin <= 4.9.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32122 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32122 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Spiffy Calendar, published on 18 Aug 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Spiffy Calendar. 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-2023-32122/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32122/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32122
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32122
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32122

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32122/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.