CVE-2023-5237
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.4)—
The Memberlite Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.45%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 37
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-79
Referencias
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5237-memberlite-shortcodes-stored-xss-via-shortcode
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a46d686c-6234-4aa8-a656-00a65c55d0b0
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5237-memberlite-shortcodes-stored-xss-via-shortcode
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a46d686c-6234-4aa8-a656-00a65c55d0b0
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