CVE-2023-4646 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Simple Posts Ticker WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 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.

The EPSS score is 0.00109.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Sayandatta	Simple Posts Ticker

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sayandatta:simple_posts_ticker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54498	The Simple Posts Ticker WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c34f8dcc-3be6-44ad-91a4-7c3a0ce2f9d7

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +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: 2023-10-16T19:39:14.025Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:12:06.972Z

Reserved: 2023-08-30T18:45:00.305Z

Link: CVE-2023-4646

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:31:06.658Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T20:15:15.830

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:45.797

Link: CVE-2023-4646

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-4646", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateReserved": "2023-08-30T18:45:00.305Z", "datePublished": "2023-10-16T19:39:14.025Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-23T16:12:06.972Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2023-10-16T19:39:14.025Z"}, "title": "Simple Posts Ticker < 1.1.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Simple Posts Ticker", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "versionType": "custom", "version": "0", "lessThan": "1.1.6"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Simple Posts Ticker WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 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."}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c34f8dcc-3be6-44ad-91a4-7c3a0ce2f9d7", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Dmitrii Ignatyev", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "WPScan", "type": "coordinator"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:31:06.658Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c34f8dcc-3be6-44ad-91a4-7c3a0ce2f9d7", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description", "x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.4, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-04-23T16:06:40.846143Z", "id": "CVE-2023-4646", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-23T16:12:06.972Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-4646", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateReserved": "2023-08-30T18:45:00.305Z", "datePublished": "2023-10-16T19:39:14.025Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-23T16:12:06.972Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2023-10-16T19:39:14.025Z"}, "title": "Simple Posts Ticker < 1.1.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Simple Posts Ticker", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "versionType": "custom", "version": "0", "lessThan": "1.1.6"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Simple Posts Ticker WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 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."}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c34f8dcc-3be6-44ad-91a4-7c3a0ce2f9d7", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Dmitrii Ignatyev", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "WPScan", "type": "coordinator"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:31:06.658Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c34f8dcc-3be6-44ad-91a4-7c3a0ce2f9d7", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description", "x_transferred"]}]}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.4, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-4646", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-04-23T16:06:40.846143Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-23T14:06:21.755Z"}}]}}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:sayandatta:simple_posts_ticker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D14F3F27-F240-4AE0-8428-A757BDF3EE8F", "versionEndExcluding": "1.1.6", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Simple Posts Ticker WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El complemento Simple Posts Ticker de WordPress anterior a 1.1.6 no valida ni escapa algunos de sus atributos de shortcode antes de devolverlos a una p\u00e1gina/publicaci\u00f3n donde est\u00e1 incrustado el shortcode, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a los usuarios con el rol de colaborador y superior para realizar ataques Cross-Site Scripting almacenados."}], "id": "CVE-2023-4646", "lastModified": "2025-04-23T17:16:45.797", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.3, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.3, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2023-10-16T20:15:15.830", "references": [{"source": "contact@wpscan.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c34f8dcc-3be6-44ad-91a4-7c3a0ce2f9d7"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c34f8dcc-3be6-44ad-91a4-7c3a0ce2f9d7"}], "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified"}