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CVE-2023-5237

MEDIUM

5.4

Description

The Memberlite Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.4

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published10/31/2023

Last Modified4/22/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

strangerstudios:memberlite_shortcodes

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5237-memberlite-shortcodes-stored-xss-via-shortcode(contact@wpscan.com)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a46d686c-6234-4aa8-a656-00a65c55d0b0(contact@wpscan.com)

https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5237-memberlite-shortcodes-stored-xss-via-shortcode(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a46d686c-6234-4aa8-a656-00a65c55d0b0(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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