Vulnerability · Published Feb 6, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0072WC Vendors Marketplace < 2.4.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WC Vendors Marketplace from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WC Vendors Marketplace WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WC Vendors Marketplace | 0 – before 2.4.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb2b876f-7216-4f31-9d1f-a45405c545ce exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description