CVE-2023-0063 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WordPress Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 1.6.36 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
Synved	Wordpress Shortcodes

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:synved:wordpress_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2262f2fc-8122-46ed-8e67-8c34ee35fc97

History

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +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: 2023-03-06T13:34:02.007Z

Updated: 2025-03-06T15:08:55.653Z

Reserved: 2023-01-05T04:18:50.897Z

Link: CVE-2023-0063

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:54:32.710Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-06T14:15:09.890

Modified: 2025-03-06T15:15:12.663

Link: CVE-2023-0063

Redhat

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