EmbedPress < 3.9.2 - Reflected XSS
CVE-2023-5749

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
EmbedPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 December 2023

What is 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

Affected Version(s)

EmbedPress 0 < 3.9.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3931daac-3899-4169-8625-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krzysztof ZajÄ…c
WPScan
.