CVE-2023-0273 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Custom Content Shortcode WordPress plugin through 4.0.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Custom Content Shortcode Project	Custom Content Shortcode

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:custom_content_shortcode_project:custom_content_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5cafbba6-478f-4f5d-a2d4-60c6a22f2f1e

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-03-20T15:52:21.047Z

Updated: 2025-02-26T18:55:16.183Z

Reserved: 2023-01-13T08:58:41.728Z

Link: CVE-2023-0273

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:02:44.112Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-20T16:15:11.887

Modified: 2025-02-26T19:15:15.003

Link: CVE-2023-0273

Redhat

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