CVE-2023-5295

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.4 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Sep 30, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2023-5295 is a vulnerability affecting the Blog Filter plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 1.4. The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks by injecting arbitrary web scripts via the 'vivafbcomment' shortcode. This can lead to the execution of malicious scripts when users access affected pages. The vulnerability has a risk score of 25 and is classified as a Medium severity issue. To remediate this vulnerability, it is recommended to update the affected plugin to a version that includes input sanitization and output escaping improvements. The potential danger posed by this vulnerability is that it could allow attackers to compromise the security of WordPress websites and potentially gain unauthorized access or steal sensitive information from organizations using the vulnerable plugin.

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