# CVE-2023-40674: WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 118 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Simple URLs WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **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:** 30 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hrv9-4ccx-w897

## What is CVE-2023-40674?

CVE-2023-40674 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management, published on 30 Nov 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management: from n/a through 118.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40674?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Getlasso Simple Urls.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-40674?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40674 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-40674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management

- [CVE-2023-0098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0098/): Simple URLs < 115 - Subscriber+ SQLi (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-40667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40667/): WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 117 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-0099](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0099/): Simple URLs < 115 - Multiple Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-45606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45606/): WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 120 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40674 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-40674 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management, published on 30 Nov 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-2023-40674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management. 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-2023-40674/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40674/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40674
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40674
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40674

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40674/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.