CVE-2023-7230Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored cross-site scripting via unescaped admin settings

Published May 15, 2025 · Updated May 16, 2025

Stored cross-site scripting in illi Link Party! 1.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through admin settings. The plugin stores admin-setting parameters without sanitizing input and later renders them without output escaping. Exploitation requires administrator privileges and either WordPress Multisite or disabled unfiltered_html; the stored script runs when a user opens an affected page.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in illi Link Party! 1.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through admin settings. The plugin stores admin-setting parameters without sanitizing input and later renders them without output escaping. Exploitation requires administrator privileges and either WordPress Multisite or disabled unfiltered_html; the stored script runs when a user opens an affected page.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-7230
Published
May 15, 2025
Updated
May 16, 2025
Vendor
Evan Liewer
Product
illi Link Party!
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Evan Liewer · illi Link Party!version=0 <=1.0

Published CVSS scores

4.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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