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CVE-2023-0372 Details

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

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9cf90ad8-4aa4-466c-a33e-4f2706815765 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9cf90ad8-4aa4-466c-a33e-4f2706815765 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

No weakness enumeration is available for this CVE.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
embedsocial embedstories
< 0.7.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:embedsocial:embedstories:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-0372
NVD Published Date:
Feb 21, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-0372 Details - Not Deferred