CVE-2023-0395 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The menu shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00109.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Menu Shortcode Project	Menu Shortcode

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:menu_shortcode_project:menu_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12456	The menu shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3f2565cd-7050-4ebd-9a50-cd9b9f7c3341

History

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-03-27T15:37:46.234Z

Updated: 2025-02-19T15:11:34.491Z

Reserved: 2023-01-19T03:09:59.849Z

Link: CVE-2023-0395

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:10:55.956Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-27T16:15:08.133

Modified: 2025-02-19T15:15:12.247

Link: CVE-2023-0395

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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