CVE-2023-0371 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EmbedSocial WordPress plugin prior to version 1.1.28. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts into web pages by manipulating shortcode attributes. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). The attack vector is network-based (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:embedsocial:embedsocial:*:*:*:*:*: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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.