CVE-2023-41867 WordPress AcyMailing SMTP Newsletter Plugin <= 8.6.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the AcyMailing WordPress plugin.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-41867?
CVE-2023-41867 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in AcyMailing, published on 25 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 AcyMailing Newsletter Team AcyMailing plugin <= 8.6.2 versions.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41867?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acymailing Acymailing.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41867?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41867 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-41867 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41867 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in AcyMailing
- CVE-2023-28731 Unauthenticated RCE affecting the AcyMailing plugin for Joomla
- CVE-2026-94132 File upload in AcyMailing Enterprise extension for Joomla
- CVE-2026-56292 Joomla Extension - acymailing.com - SQL Injection in AcyMailing extension < 10.11.1
- CVE-2026-94131 Joomla Extension - acymailing.com - Unauthenticated arbitrary file deletion in AcyMailing Enterprise extension < 11.1.0
- CVE-2024-7384 AcyMailing <= 9.7.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via acym_extractArchive Function
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w85v-w32r-c3cm.