CVE-2023-4838 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simple Download Counter WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 1.6. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts through unsanitized shortcode attributes like 'before' and 'after'. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity but requiring user interaction for successful exploitation, 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 or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:simple_download_counter:*:*:*:*:*: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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.