PT-2023-16220 · WordPress · Wpb Advanced Faq

Lana Codes · Published 2023-03-20 · Updated 2025-02-26 · CVE-2023-0370

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 WPB Advanced FAQ WordPress plugin versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.6

Description The WPB Advanced FAQ WordPress plugin does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embedded, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.6, consider disabling the vulnerable shortcode attributes until a patch is available. Restrict access to the page/post where the shortcode is embedded to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the vulnerable shortcode attributes in the affected pages/posts until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0370

Affected Products

Wpb Advanced Faq

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4f5597f9-ab27-42d2-847c-14455b7d0849 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0370 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46508 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/60341 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/112543 · Telegram Post