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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-4283
CVE-2023-4283:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2023-4283 affects EmbedPress WordPress plugin versions up to 3.8.2. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on August 9, 2023, with the last update on August 10, 2023. This security issue stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes, which can be exploited by authenticated attackers with Contributor or higher privileges (Wordfence Intel).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium). The security flaw exists due to improper sanitization of user input and inadequate output escaping mechanisms in the plugin's handling of shortcode attributes (Wordfence Intel).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor or higher privileges to store malicious JavaScript code that executes in other users' browsers when viewing affected pages. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of other users, including administrators (Wordfence Intel).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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