MEDIUM
EmbedStories < 0.7.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Published Feb 21, 2023
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.46%
Description
The EmbedStories WordPress plugin before 0.7.5 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
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product EmbedStories Defaultunaffected
Affected
- ≥ 0, < 0.7.5
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | EmbedStories | unaffected | Affected
|
- < 0.7.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-12433 Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9cf90ad8-4aa4-466c-a33e-4f2706815765 exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-12433 | Advisory | |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9cf90ad8-4aa4-466c-a33e-4f2706815765 | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner WPScan
Published Feb 21, 2023
Updated Mar 14, 2025
Reserved Jan 18, 2023
Link CVE-2023-0372
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Mar 14, 2025
Red Hat
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GitHub
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