XSS in Strangerstudios Memberlite Shortcodes
CVE-2023-5237
The Memberlite Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.5% 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
- Strangerstudios Memberlite Shortcodes
- Memberlite Shortcodes — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/a46d686c-6234-4aa8-a656-00a65c55d0b0 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5237-memberlite-shortcodes-stored-xss-via-short… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5237?
- CVE-2023-5237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Strangerstudios Memberlite Shortcodes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5237?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5237 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.