CVE-2023-5291 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-5291 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 04/10/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: awordpresslife | Product: Blog Filter – Advanced Post Filtering with Categories Or Tags, Post Portfolio Gallery, Blog Design Template, Post Layout
Status : PUBLISHED

CVE-2023-5291 Description

The Blog Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via \'AWL-BlogFilter\' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.4 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CWE Name: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ( Cross-site Scripting )
Source: awordpresslife

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).