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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-5063
CVE-2023-5063:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Widget Responsive for Youtube WordPress plugin is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2023-5063) in versions up to and including 1.6.1. The vulnerability was discovered in September 2023 and affects the 'youtube' shortcode functionality (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the 'youtube' shortcode. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) according to NVD, while Wordfence rates it at 6.4 (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to a patched version of the Widget Responsive for Youtube plugin. The vulnerability has been addressed in versions after 1.6.1 (Wordfence).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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