CVE-2023-0526 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Post Shortcode WordPress plugin through 2.0.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode 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.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Post Shortcode Project	Post Shortcode

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:post_shortcode_project:post_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0ec58310-243d-40c8-9fa6-8753947bfa89

History

Wed, 29 Jan 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: 2023-05-08T13:58:24.790Z

Updated: 2025-01-29T14:57:59.876Z

Reserved: 2023-01-27T10:22:42.458Z

Link: CVE-2023-0526

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:17:49.035Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-08T14:15:11.507

Modified: 2025-01-29T15:15:11.310

Link: CVE-2023-0526

Redhat

No data.

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