CVE-2023-6994 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the List category posts plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 0.89.3. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages via the 'catlist' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), successful exploitation could lead to client-side script execution, impacting user confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.89.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fernandobriano:list_category_posts:*:*:*:*:*: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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