CVE-2023-5745 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Reusable Text Blocks plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 1.5.3. Authenticated attackers with author-level permissions can inject malicious web scripts via the 'text-blocks' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows for client-side script execution when a user accesses an affected page, potentially leading to information disclosure or limited integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:halgatewood:reusable_text_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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