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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: 2026-04-08 17:12
VLAI?
Title
Simple Shortcodes <= 1.0.20 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
simplethemes Simple Shortcodes Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0.20 (semver)
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Credits
István Márton
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