CVE-2023-4772 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Newsletter plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 7.8.9. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject malicious web scripts into pages via the 'newsletter_form' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited data compromise and integrity issues. There is currently 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thenewsletterplugin:newsletter:*:*:*:*:*: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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