# CVE-2023-41235: WordPress Everest News Pro Theme <= 1.1.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the Everest News Pro theme.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 27 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c964-w697-m8fc

## What is CVE-2023-41235?

CVE-2023-41235 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Everest News Pro, published on 27 Sep 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 Everest Themes Everest News Pro theme <= 1.1.7 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41235?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Everestthemes Everest News.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41235?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41235 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Everest News Pro

- [CVE-2023-27421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27421/): WordPress Everest News Theme <= 1.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41235 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41235 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Everest News Pro, published on 27 Sep 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-2023-41235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Everest News Pro. 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-2023-41235/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41235/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41235
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41235
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41235

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41235/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.