CVE-2023-5942

Medialist < 1.4.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Published Nov 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Medialist WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 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

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-58214 The Medialist WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 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
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Medialist
Medialist medialist
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:medialist:medialist:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Medialist
Medialist medialist
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', '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
WPScan
Published
Updated
Jun 5, 2025, 2:00 PM
Reserved
Nov 2, 2023, 7:22 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 27, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM