Vulnerability · Published May 8, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0526Post Shortcode <= 2.0.9 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Post Shortcode from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Post Shortcode WordPress plugin through 2.0.9 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 | Post Shortcode | 0 – through 2.0.9 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0ec58310-243d-40c8-9fa6-8753947bfa89 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description