CVE-2023-4783 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Magee Shortcodes WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 2.1.1. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor roles or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages or posts due to improper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, the vulnerability requires user interaction and could lead 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hoosoft:magee_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*: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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