Is CVE-2023-5200 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-5200 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-08.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-5200?

CVE-2023-5200 has a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-5200?

Patch guidance is available from flowpaper security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-5200.

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-5200?

1 product: flowpaper flowpaper.

CVE-2023-5200 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

The flowpaper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'flipbook' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FLOWPAPER
Published: 10/20/2023
Last Modified: 4/8/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-5200

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