CVE-2023-0268 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.3.0 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
Topdigitaltrends	Mega Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:topdigitaltrends:mega_addons_for_wpbakery_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99389641-ad1e-45c1-a42f-2a010ee22d76

History

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +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: 2023-05-08T13:58:25.619Z

Updated: 2025-01-28T21:09:03.212Z

Reserved: 2023-01-13T08:57:55.820Z

Link: CVE-2023-0268

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:02:44.058Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-08T14:15:11.057

Modified: 2025-01-28T21:15:13.337

Link: CVE-2023-0268

Redhat

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