PixtypesWordPress extension · Pixelgrade
CVE-2023-40205
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pixelgrade PixTypes plugin <= 1.4.15 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAn unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Pixelgrade PixTypes WordPress plugin versions 1.4.15 and earlier. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into URL parameters, which gets reflected back and executed in victim browsers when they visit the crafted URL.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
PixtypesWordPress extension
<= 1.4.15CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify PixTypes plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'PixTypes' or 'Pixelgrade PixTypes' in the list of active pluginsAffected if PixTypes plugin appears in the WordPress plugins list
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Check installed PixTypes versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the PixTypes plugin entry. The version number is displayed below the plugin nameAffected if The displayed version number is 1.4.15 or lower (for example, 1.4.14, 1.4.13, etc.)
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Identify the plugin files on the serverIf you have file system access, look in wp-content/plugins/pixtypes/ for the main plugin file (usually index.php or pixtypes.php) and check the version comment headerAffected if The version header in the plugin PHP file shows 1.4.15 or lower
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Check server access logs for XSS probe attemptsReview web server access logs (Apache/nginx) for requests to pages using the PixTypes plugin with suspicious patterns in URL parameters such as <script> tags, javascript:, or event handlers like onload/onerrorAffected if Logs show requests with malicious JavaScript payloads in URL parameters targeting your site
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Inspect browser console for reflected contentIf you suspect exploitation, open browser developer tools (F12) and check the Console and Network tabs for any XSS warnings or inspect the page source to see if URL parameter values are reflected without proper encodingAffected if URL parameter values are reflected in the HTML output without HTML entity encoding
Your environment is affected if the PixTypes plugin is installed and its version is 1.4.15 or lower, and the vulnerable URL reflection point is accessible to unauthenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the PixTypes plugin to a version newer than 1.4.15. Users should avoid clicking untrusted links to sites running this plugin until patched.
Fix this in Pixtypes
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-40205 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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