CVE-2023-5205

Add Custom Body Class <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published Oct 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Add Custom Body Class plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'add_custom_body_class' value in versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57536 The Add Custom Body Class plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'add_custom_body_class' value in versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Title Add Custom Body Class <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:10 PM
Reserved
Sep 26, 2023, 3:04 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 21, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM