CVE-2023-6526
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.4 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Feb 5, 2024
Updated: Feb 12, 2024
CWE ID 79
Summary
CVE-2023-6526 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework plugin. This issue, present in all versions up to 5.9.2, allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in handling custom post meta values displayed via the plugin's shortcode. As a result, any user who accesses an injected page will unwittingly execute the attacker's scripts.
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Affected Vendors
- Metabox
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