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1 vulnerability by simple_shortcodes_project
CVE-2023-5566 (GCVE-0-2023-5566)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-30 13:48 – Updated: 2025-02-05 18:55
VLAI?
Summary
The Simple Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 1.0.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Severity ?
6.4 (Medium)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simplethemes | Simple Shortcodes |
Affected:
* , ≤ 1.0.20
(semver)
|
Credits
Lana Codes
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