CVE-2023-0542 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Custom Post Type List Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.4.4 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
Blackbirdi	Custom Post Type List Shortcode

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:blackbirdi:custom_post_type_list_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17de2f77-3e6c-4c22-9196-6e5577ee7fcf

History

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-79
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-05-08T13:58:11.670Z

Updated: 2025-02-04T20:18:24.184Z

Reserved: 2023-01-27T12:24:34.778Z

Link: CVE-2023-0542

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:17:49.939Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-08T14:15:11.777

Modified: 2025-02-04T21:15:22.500

Link: CVE-2023-0542

Redhat

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