CVE-2023-5669 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Featured Image Caption plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 0.8.10. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability carries a medium severity CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for limited impact on confidentiality and integrity if exploited. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:christiaanconover:featured_image_caption:*:*:*:*:*: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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