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CVE-2023-5162

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.56%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-09-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2023-5162
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.4
EPSS
0.56%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Options for Twenty Seventeen plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'social-links' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 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.