Stored Cross-Site Scripting in JQuery Accordion Menu Widget for WordPress

CVE-2023-4890

What is CVE-2023-4890?

The JQuery Accordion Menu Widget for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the 'dcwp-jquery-accordion' shortcode. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary scripts into pages. These scripts execute whenever a user visits a compromised page, posing significant risks to site integrity and user security.

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