CVE-2023-5085 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Advanced Menu Widget plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 0.4.1. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes within the 'advMenu' shortcode. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject malicious web scripts into pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential for limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While it can be exploited remotely, it requires an authenticated user. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, aligning with the typical pattern for the majority of reported vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advanced_menu_widget_project:advanced_menu_widget:*:*:*:*:*: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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.