CVE-2023-0431 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the File Away WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 3.9.9.0.1. The flaw stems from insufficient validation and escaping of a shortcode attribute, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) requires user interaction and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.9.9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:file_away_project:file_away:*:*:*:*:*: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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