Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2023-2171

Description

The BadgeOS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in versions up to, and including, 3.7.1.6 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.

Affected products

Badgeos/Badgeos
cpe:2.3:a:badgeos:badgeos:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <=3.7.1.6

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/shortcodes/badgeos_achievement.phpnvdPatch
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/74a280e1-e4b6-4bd9-882b-d9f185332d61nvdThird Party Advisory

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