CVE-2023-5666 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Accordion plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 2.6. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts through the 'tcpaccordion' shortcode. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or significant community discussion has been observed.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:themepoints:accordion:*:*:*:*:*: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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