SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-0066

The Companion Sitemap Generator WordPress plugin through 4.5.1.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and…

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.44%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The Companion Sitemap Generator WordPress plugin through 4.5.1.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

CVSS 3.1
5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.44% probability · 38th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
codeermeneer/companion sitemap generator
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.