Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-4795Testimonial Slider Shortcode < 1.1.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Testimonial Slider Shortcode 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 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Testimonial Slider Shortcode WordPress plugin before 1.1.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Testimonial Slider Shortcode | 0 – before 1.1.9 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8390b4a-b43f-4bf6-a61b-dfcbc7b2e7a0 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description