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CVE-2023-5137

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.8 EPSS 0.42%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-12-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.8. It affects WordPress.

CVE
CVE-2023-5137
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.8
EPSS
0.42%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

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).

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