CVE-2023-0074 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-0074?

CVE-2023-0074 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-0074?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Catchsquare Wp Social Widget.

Vulnerability Description

The WP Social Widget WordPress plugin before 2.2.4 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.

CVSS Score

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Catchsquare	Wp Social Widget	< 2.2.4

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/82f543e3-9397-4364-9546-af5ea134fcd4ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/82f543e3-9397-4364-9546-af5ea134fcd4ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-0074?

CVE-2023-0074 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). The WP Social Widget WordPress plugin before 2.2.4 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 al...

How severe is CVE-2023-0074?

CVE-2023-0074 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-0074?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Catchsquare Wp Social Widget.