CVE-2023-40677

WordPress Vertical Marquee Plugin Plugin <= 7.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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Published Sep 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gopi Ramasamy Vertical marquee plugin <= 7.1 versions.

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Gopi Ramasamy

Vertical marquee plugin

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 7.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gopiplus:vertical_marquee:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-45233	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gopi Ramasamy Vertical marquee plugin <= 7.1 versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.397% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/vertical-marquee-plugin/wordpress-vertical-marquee-plugin-plugin-7-1-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cve

History

Sep 23, 2024 1:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Gopiplus Vertical Marquee

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Sep 27, 2023, 7:25 AM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Aug 18, 2023, 3:18 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:38 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:38 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 27, 2023, 3:19 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:19 AM

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