CVE-2023-0370 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WPB Advanced FAQ WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 1.0.6. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor roles or higher to inject malicious scripts due to improper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpbean:wpb_advanced_faq:*:*:*:*:*: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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.