CVE-2023-5741 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the POWR plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 2.1.0. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts through the 'powr-powr-pack' shortcode, which execute when a user views the compromised page. While the vulnerability has a low EPSS score and no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, it still poses a risk to affected WordPress installations.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powr:powr:*:*:*:*:*: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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