CVE-2023-5338 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Theme Blvd Shortcodes plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 1.6.8. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions to inject malicious web scripts into pages due to insufficient input sanitization. When a user accesses an affected page, these scripts will execute, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 1.6.8CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:themeblvd:theme_blvd_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
<= 1.6.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:themeblvd:theme_blvd_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*: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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