PT-2023-30634 · WordPress · Magee Shortcodes

Dmitry Ignatyev · Published 2023-10-16 · Updated 2023-10-19 · CVE-2023-4783

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 Magee Shortcodes WordPress plugin versions 2.1.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to the lack of validation and escaping of some shortcode attributes in the Magee Shortcodes WordPress plugin, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For Magee Shortcodes WordPress plugin versions 2.1.1 and earlier, update to a version that fixes this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of shortcodes to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's settings and shortcodes to users with the administrator role only, to prevent potential abuse by contributors.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-4783

Affected Products

Magee Shortcodes

References · 7

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/02928db8-ceb3-471a-b626-ca661d073e4f · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4783 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4783 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72351 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59741 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1714006539311226922 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1714056814495498305 · Twitter Post