CVE-2023-4783 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Magee Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 2.1.1 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
Hoosoft	Magee Shortcodes

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54628	The Magee Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 2.1.1 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/02928db8-ceb3-471a-b626-ca661d073e4f

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: 2023-10-16T19:39:04.294Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:13:04.389Z

Reserved: 2023-09-05T20:51:10.804Z

Link: CVE-2023-4783

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:38:00.700Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T20:15:16.333

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:46.597

Link: CVE-2023-4783

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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