Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-5137
Potential exploit
The Simply Excerpts WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not sanitize and escape some fields in the plugin settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as an administrator to inject arbitrary web scripts even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-5137
- cpe:2.3:a:shooflysolutions:simply_excerpts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5137
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 23 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5137
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
1.7
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2.7
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-5137
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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: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-5137
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79b79e9c-ea4f-4188-a1b5-61dda0b5d434
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