XSS in Wpdeveloper Embedpress

CVE-2023-5750

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page containing a specific content, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privile…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5750?
CVE-2023-5750 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Embedpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-5750?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5750 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.