CVE-2023-6530 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the TJ Shortcodes WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 0.1.3. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor roles or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages or posts due to improper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:theme-junkie:tj_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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