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CVE-2023-40197: WordPress flowpaper Plugin <= 1.9.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Devaldi Ltd flowpaper plugin <= 1.9.9 versions.

Affected products

• Devaldi Ltd flowpaper: before 2.0.0 — fixed in 2.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Devaldi Ltd flowpaper 2.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/flowpaper-lite-pdf-flipbook/wordpress-flowpaper-plugin-1-9-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/flowpaper-lite-pdf-flipbook/wordpress-flowpaper-plugin-1-9-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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