# CVE-2023-47526: WordPress Chartify Plugin <= 2.0.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into WordPress sites using the Chartify plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4cc8-vm39-7vqf

## What is CVE-2023-47526?

CVE-2023-47526 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin, published on 12 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chart Builder Team Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin: from n/a through 2.0.6.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47526?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ays-Pro Chartify.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47526?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47526 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin

- [CVE-2024-10571](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10571/): Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin <= 2.9.5 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via source (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47526 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47526 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin, published on 12 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin. 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-2023-47526/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47526/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47526
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47526
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47526

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47526/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.