CVE-2023-0212 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Advanced Recent Posts WordPress plugin up to version 0.6.14. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages or posts due to insufficient validation of shortcode attributes. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), the vulnerability requires user interaction and could lead to information disclosure and limited integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advanced_recent_posts_project:advanced_recent_posts:*:*:*:*:*: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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