Vulnerability Description
The Awesome Weather Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'awesome-weather' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Awesome Weather Widget Project | Awesome Weather Widget | <= 3.0.2 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-weather/tags/3.0.2/awesome-weIssue Tracking
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-weather/tags/3.0.2/awesome-weIssue Tracking
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bf77988-370b-437f-83aThird Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-weather/tags/3.0.2/awesome-weIssue Tracking
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/awesome-weather/tags/3.0.2/awesome-weIssue Tracking
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bf77988-370b-437f-83aThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-4944?
CVE-2023-4944 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The Awesome Weather Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'awesome-weather' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitizat...
How severe is CVE-2023-4944?
CVE-2023-4944 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-4944?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Awesome Weather Widget Project Awesome Weather Widget.