# CVE-2023-47549: WordPress EazyDocs Plugin <= 2.3.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via reflected XSS in the EazyDocs plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5h2m-6q68-2g79

## What is CVE-2023-47549?

CVE-2023-47549 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in spider-themes EazyDocs – Most Powerful Knowledge base, wiki, Documentation Builder Plugin (easy docs, knowledgebase), published on 14 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on 302 response page in spider-themes EazyDocs plugin <= 2.3.3 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47549?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Spider-Themes Eazydocs.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in spider-themes EazyDocs – Most Powerful Knowledge base, wiki, Documentation Builder Plugin (easy docs, knowledgebase)

- [CVE-2023-6035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6035/): EazyDocs < 2.3.4 - Subscriber + SQLi (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-6029](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6029/): EazyDocs < 2.3.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Posts Deletion and Document Management (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-3999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3999/): EazyDocs < 2.5.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-0248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0248/): EazyDocs < 2.4.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Posts Deletion and Document Management (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47549 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47549 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in spider-themes EazyDocs – Most Powerful Knowledge base, wiki, Documentation Builder Plugin (easy docs, knowledgebase), published on 14 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: spider-themes EazyDocs – Most Powerful Knowledge base, wiki, Documentation Builder Plugin (easy docs, knowledgebase). 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-2023-47549/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47549/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47549
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47549
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47549

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47549/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.