CVE-2023-0212 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-0212?

CVE-2023-0212 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-2023-0212?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Advanced Recent Posts Project Advanced Recent Posts.

Vulnerability Description

The Advanced Recent Posts WordPress plugin through 0.6.14 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
Advanced Recent Posts Project	Advanced Recent Posts	<= 0.6.14

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fdd44aa-7f3f-423a-9fb0-dc9dc36f33a3ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fdd44aa-7f3f-423a-9fb0-dc9dc36f33a3ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-0212?

CVE-2023-0212 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). The Advanced Recent Posts WordPress plugin through 0.6.14 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which c...

How severe is CVE-2023-0212?

CVE-2023-0212 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-2023-0212?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Advanced Recent Posts Project Advanced Recent Posts.