PT-2023-15980 · WordPress · Wordpress Shortcodes

Lana Codes · Published 2023-03-06 · Updated 2023-03-11 · CVE-2023-0063

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress Shortcodes WordPress plugin versions 1.6.36 and earlier

Description The issue arises from the plugin's failure to validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page or post where the shortcode is embedded. This could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For WordPress Shortcodes WordPress plugin versions 1.6.36 and earlier, update to a version that addresses this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of shortcodes to trusted users only until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0063

Affected Products

Wordpress Shortcodes

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2262f2fc-8122-46ed-8e67-8c34ee35fc97 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0063 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0063 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45608 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/59482 · Telegram Post