VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-5057
The ActivityPub WordPress plugin before 1.0.0 does not escape user metadata before outputting them in mentions, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform Stored XSS attacks
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ActivityPub WordPress plugin before 1.0.0 does not escape user metadata before outputting them in mentions, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform Stored XSS 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
- 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- automattic/activitypub
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58a63507-f0fd-46f1-a80c-6b1c41dddcf5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58a63507-f0fd-46f1-a80c-6b1c41dddcf5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.