Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-0542
CVE-2023-0542
Description
The Custom Post Type List Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.4.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
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Affected products
2- WordPress/Custom Post Type List Shortcodedescription
- Range: <=1.4.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/17de2f77-3e6c-4c22-9196-6e5577ee7fcfnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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