Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5750EmbedPress < 3.9.2 - Reflected XSS
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in EmbedPress 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 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page containing a specific content, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | EmbedPress | 0 – before 3.9.2 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf323f72-8374-40fe-9e2e-810e46de1ec8 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description