# CVE-2023-46153: WordPress User Feedback Plugin <= 1.0.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts into the User Feedback plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **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 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8c4q-x8mf-gjqm

## What is CVE-2023-46153?

CVE-2023-46153 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in UserFeedback Team User Feedback, published on 27 Oct 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. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in UserFeedback Team User Feedback plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46153?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Monsterinsights Userfeedback.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in UserFeedback Team User Feedback

- [CVE-2024-5902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5902/): UserFeedback Lite <= 1.0.15 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Name Parameter (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-39308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39308/): WordPress User Feedback Plugin <= 1.0.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-0903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0903/): Cross-site scripting in UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46153 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46153 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in UserFeedback Team User Feedback, published on 27 Oct 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-2023-46153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: UserFeedback Team User Feedback. 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-2023-46153/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46153/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46153
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46153
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46153

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46153/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.