CVE-2023-4308 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 20230809. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'user-submitted-content' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, the vulnerability requires low privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 20230811CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:user_submitted_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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