Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Bellows Accordion Menu for WordPress by WP Plugins
CVE-2023-5164
6.4MEDIUM
What is CVE-2023-5164?
The Bellows Accordion Menu plugin for WordPress suffers from a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts via shortcodes. When users visit compromised pages, these scripts can execute, potentially leading to sensitive information being exposed or further exploitation of the website.

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Affected Version(s)
Bellows Accordion Menu * <= 1.4.2
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Lana Codes