CVE-2023-5706 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the VK Blocks plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.63.0.1. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages. 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, nor are there public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 1.63.0.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:vektor-inc:vk_blocks:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* | ||
<= 1.63.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vektor-inc:vk_blocks:*:*:*:*:-: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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