XSS in Shooflysolutions Simply Excerpts
CVE-2023-5137
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).
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Shooflysolutions Simply Excerpts
- Simply Excerpts — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/79b79e9c-ea4f-4188-a1b5-61dda0b5d434 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5137?
- CVE-2023-5137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shooflysolutions Simply Excerpts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-12-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5137?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5137 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.