CVE-2023-5162 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Options for Twenty Seventeen WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 2.5.0. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages via the 'social-links' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts of limited confidentiality and integrity compromise. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webd:options_for_twenty_seventeen:*:*:*:*:*: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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