What is CVE-2023-4889?

CVE-2023-4889 is a vulnerability in the Shareaholic plugin for WordPress that allows for stored cross-site scripting attacks.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-4889?

CVE-2023-4889 has a severity rating of medium with a score of 6.4.

How does CVE-2023-4889 affect Shareaholic for WordPress?

CVE-2023-4889 affects Shareaholic for WordPress versions up to and including 9.7.8, allowing authenticated attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting attacks.

How can I fix CVE-2023-4889 in Shareaholic for WordPress?

To fix CVE-2023-4889, it is recommended to update Shareaholic for WordPress to a version higher than 9.7.8 that includes the necessary input sanitization and output escaping.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-4889?

For more information about CVE-2023-4889, you can refer to the following references: [link 1](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff6932c6-f3ec-46a8-a03b-95512eee5bf1?source=cve) and [link 2](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2995413/shareaholic#file51).

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CVE-2023-4889

medium

6.4

CWE

15/11/2023

2/8/2024

CVE-2023-4889: XSS

First published: Wed Nov 15 2023(Updated: )

The Shareaholic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'shareaholic' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 9.7.8 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.

Credit: security@wordfence.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Shareaholic Similar Posts	<=9.7.8

Remedy

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2995413/shareaholic#file51

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What is CVE-2023-4889?
CVE-2023-4889 is a vulnerability in the Shareaholic plugin for WordPress that allows for stored cross-site scripting attacks.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-4889?
CVE-2023-4889 has a severity rating of medium with a score of 6.4.
How does CVE-2023-4889 affect Shareaholic for WordPress?
CVE-2023-4889 affects Shareaholic for WordPress versions up to and including 9.7.8, allowing authenticated attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting attacks.
How can I fix CVE-2023-4889 in Shareaholic for WordPress?
To fix CVE-2023-4889, it is recommended to update Shareaholic for WordPress to a version higher than 9.7.8 that includes the necessary input sanitization and output escaping.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-4889?
For more information about CVE-2023-4889, you can refer to the following references: [link 1](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff6932c6-f3ec-46a8-a03b-95512eee5bf1?source=cve) and [link 2](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2995413/shareaholic#file51).

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