CVE-2023-5618
WordPress Modern Footnotes Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
The Modern Footnotes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.4.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 20, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 4:24 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
3.1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-5618.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2980695/modern-footnotes | Patch |
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c20c674f-54b5-470f-b470-07a63501eb4d?source=cve | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2023-5618 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE Wordfence CWE-79 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2980695/modern-footnotes No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2980695/modern-footnotes Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c20c674f-54b5-470f-b470-07a63501eb4d?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c20c674f-54b5-470f-b470-07a63501eb4d?source=cve Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:prismtechstudios:modern_footnotes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.17
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-5618 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-5618
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.21967
percentile