CVE-2023-0168 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Olevmedia Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 1.1.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Olevmedia	Olevmedia Shortcodes

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:olevmedia:olevmedia_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e854efee-16fc-4379-9e66-d2883e01fb32

History

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-27T15:24:33.172Z

Updated: 2025-03-18T15:05:52.162Z

Reserved: 2023-01-11T03:09:09.086Z

Link: CVE-2023-0168

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:02:43.707Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-27T16:15:11.657

Modified: 2025-03-18T15:15:42.527

Link: CVE-2023-0168

Redhat

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