# CVE-2023-47516: WordPress Category Post List Widget Plugin <= 2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF in the Category Post List Widget, potentially compromising user sessions and 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:** 13 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vjw9-jcfv-rggv

## What is CVE-2023-47516?

CVE-2023-47516 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Stark Digital Category Post List Widget, published on 13 Nov 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Stark Digital Category Post List Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Category Post List Widget: from n/a through 2.0.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47516?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Starkdigital Category Post List Widget.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47516 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47516 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Stark Digital Category Post List Widget, published on 13 Nov 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-2023-47516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Stark Digital Category Post List Widget. 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-2023-47516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47516/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47516
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47516
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47516

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47516/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.