CVE-2023-4842: Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare <= 4.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
The Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'socialwarfare' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-4842.
What is the title of this vulnerability?
The title of this vulnerability is 'The Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site S...'.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-4842?
The severity of CVE-2023-4842 is medium (6.4).
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-4842?
Versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 of the Social Warfare plugin for WordPress are affected by CVE-2023-4842.
What is the CWE ID of CVE-2023-4842?
The CWE ID of CVE-2023-4842 is 79.