CVE-2023-0033 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the PDF Viewer WordPress plugin prior to version 1.0.0. This flaw allows authenticated users, even those with contributor-level privileges, to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient validation and escaping of a shortcode attribute. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential for limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdf_viewer_project:pdf_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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