CVE-2023-5566
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2023-10-30T13:48:59.219Z
State: PUBLISHED
affected: vendor: simplethemes
product: Simple Shortcodes
versions: version: *
status: affected
lessThanOrEqual: 1.0.20
versionType: semver
defaultStatus: unaffected
descriptions: value: 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.
problemTypes: descriptions: description: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
metrics: cvssV3_1: version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
baseScore: 6.4
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
credits: type: finder
value: Lana Codes
timeline: time: 2023-10-12T00:00:00.000+00:00
value: Discovered
time: 2023-10-12T00:00:00.000+00:00
value: Vendor Notified
time: 2023-10-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
value: Disclosed