CVE-2023-5137 Information

Description

The Simply Excerpts WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not sanitize and escape some fields in the plugin settings which could allow high-privilege users such as an administrator to inject arbitrary web scripts even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Reference

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79b79e9c-ea4f-4188-a1b5-61dda0b5d434

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

4.8