CVE-2023-1917 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the PowerPress plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 10.0. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages via shortcode attributes, which then execute when a user views the compromised page. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), the vulnerability requires user interaction and has a low attack complexity, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blubrry:powerpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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