CVE-2023-5708 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP Post Columns plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 2.2. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages through the plugin's 'column' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp_post_columns_project:wp_post_columns:*:*:*:*:*: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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