PT-2023-16222 · WordPress · Embedstories

Lana Codes · Published 2023-02-21 · Updated 2023-02-28 · CVE-2023-0372

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 EmbedStories WordPress plugin versions prior to 0.7.5

Description The issue concerns a lack of validation and escaping of certain shortcode attributes in the EmbedStories WordPress plugin, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For EmbedStories WordPress plugin versions prior to 0.7.5, update to version 0.7.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcode attributes to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0372

Affected Products

Embedstories

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9cf90ad8-4aa4-466c-a33e-4f2706815765 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0372 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0372 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44718 · Telegram Post