CVE-2023-4597 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Slimstat Analytics plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 5.0.9. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject malicious web scripts through the 'slimstat' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This medium severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) allows for arbitrary script execution when a user accesses an affected page, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp-slimstat:slimstat_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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