Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-4646Simple Posts Ticker < 1.1.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Simple Posts Ticker from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Simple Posts Ticker WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 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 | Simple Posts Ticker | 0 – before 1.1.6 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c34f8dcc-3be6-44ad-91a4-7c3a0ce2f9d7 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description