# CVE-2023-50874: WordPress Ajax Load More Plugin <= 6.1.0.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Stored XSS in Ajax Load More plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-997g-jcpq-8whg

## What is CVE-2023-50874?

CVE-2023-50874 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Darren Cooney WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More, published on 28 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 Darren Cooney WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More: from n/a through 6.1.0.1.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50874?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Connekthq Ajax Load More.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50874?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50874 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Darren Cooney WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More

- [CVE-2015-10140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10140/): Ajax Load More < 2.8.1.2 - Subscriber+ File Upload & Deletion (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-2433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2433/): WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-24140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24140/): Ajax Load More < 5.3.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2025-47630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47630/): WordPress Ajax Load More plugin <= 7.3.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-8505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8505/): Cross-site scripting in Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50874 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50874 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Darren Cooney WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More, published on 28 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Darren Cooney WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More. 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-2023-50874/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50874/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50874
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50874
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50874

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50874/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.