CVE-2023-5565

Summary

CVE-2023-5565 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability affecting the Shortcode Menu plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in versions up to 3.2, stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the 'shortmenu' shortcode. Consequently, authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts. Upon accessing an injected page, these scripts will execute, posing a significant security risk.

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