# CVE-2023-48329: WordPress Fast Custom Social Share by CodeBard Plugin <= 1.1.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Stored XSS in WordPress Fast Custom Social Share plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

- **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:** 30 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29ch-225m-h3vc

## What is CVE-2023-48329?

CVE-2023-48329 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fast Custom Social Share by CodeBard, published on 30 Nov 2023. 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 CodeBard Fast Custom Social Share by CodeBard allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Fast Custom Social Share by CodeBard: from n/a through 1.1.1.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48329?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codebard Fast Custom Social Share.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48329?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48329 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48329 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fast Custom Social Share by CodeBard

- [CVE-2024-34807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34807/): WordPress Fast Custom Social Share by CodeBard plugin <= 1.1.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48329 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48329 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fast Custom Social Share by CodeBard, published on 30 Nov 2023. 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-2023-48329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fast Custom Social Share by CodeBard. 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-2023-48329/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48329/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48329
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48329
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48329

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48329/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.