CVE-2023-0372
Medium
Description
The EmbedStories WordPress plugin before 0.7.5 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
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Embedsocial Embedstories
PublishedFeb 21, 2023
First seenFeb 21, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-79Cross-site scripting (XSS)
How to fix
Update
- embedsocial embedstories0.7.5 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| embedsocial embedstories | v < 0.7.5 | 0.7.5 |
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