VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-5749
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape user input before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.62%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape user input before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.62% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wpdeveloper/embedpress
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3931daac-3899-4169-8625-4c95fd2adafcExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3931daac-3899-4169-8625-4c95fd2adafcExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.