# CVE-2023-46208: WordPress Motors – Car Dealer & Classified Ads Plugin <= 1.4.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users via reflected XSS in the Motors plugin.

- **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-2mqf-694r-32x9

## What is CVE-2023-46208?

CVE-2023-46208 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing, 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. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing plugin <= 1.4.6 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46208?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Stylemixthemes Motors - Car Dealer\, Classifieds \& Listing.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing

- [CVE-2025-2807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2807/): Missing authorization in Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-3989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3989/): Motors - Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing < 1.4.4 - Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-17228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17228/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-17229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17229/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-2808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2808/): Cross-site scripting in Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46208 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46208 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing, 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-2023-46208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: StylemixThemes Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing. 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-2023-46208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46208/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46208
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46208
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46208

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46208/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.