Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Bellows Accordion Menu for WordPress by WP Plugins

CVE-2023-5164

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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