CVE-2023-0074 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Social Widget WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.2.4. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts into web pages due to insufficient validation of shortcode attributes. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:catchsquare:wp_social_widget:*:*:*:*:*: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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