CVE-2023-5665 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Payment Forms for Paystack plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 3.4.1. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages due to insufficient input sanitization of shortcode attributes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, as arbitrary web scripts would execute when a user views an affected page. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paystack:payment_forms_for_paystack:*:*:*:*:*: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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