Vulnerability · Published Mar 6, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0076Download Attachments < 1.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Download Attachments from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Download Attachments WordPress plugin before 1.3 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 | Download Attachments | 0 – before 1.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a0a44f8a-877c-40df-a3ba-b9b806ffb772/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description