CVE-2023-5062 : The WordPress Charts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scr

The WordPress Charts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wp_charts' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 0.7.0 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.

Published 2023-09-20 03:15:14

Updated 2023-09-20 15:23:46

Source Wordfence

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2023-5062

Wpartisan » Wordpress Charts » For Wordpress
Versions up to, including, (<=) 0.7.0
cpe:2.3:a:wpartisan:wordpress_charts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5062

EPSS FAQ

0.07%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 34 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5062

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.3	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None
6.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	3.1	2.7	Wordfence
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2023-5062

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: security@wordfence.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2023-5062

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2de2d2c5-1373-45b6-93a0-575713226669?source=cve

WordPress Charts <= 0.7.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-charts/tags/0.7.0/wordpress_charts_js.php#L229

wordpress_charts_js.php in wp-charts/tags/0.7.0 – WordPress Plugin Repository
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-charts/tags/0.7.0/wordpress_charts_js.php#L223

wordpress_charts_js.php in wp-charts/tags/0.7.0 – WordPress Plugin Repository
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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-5062

Products affected by CVE-2023-5062

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5062

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5062

CWE ids for CVE-2023-5062

References for CVE-2023-5062