CVE-2023-5357 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Instagram for WordPress plugin, versions up to and including 2.1.6. It allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages via shortcodes due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but it can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. The EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal, aligning with typical patterns for many vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ink361:instagram_for_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*: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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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.