Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-3372Lana Shortcodes < 1.2.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Lana Shortcodes 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 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Lana Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which allows users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Lana Shortcodes | 0 – before 1.2.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3396b734-9a10-4070-802d-f9d01cc6eb74/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description