Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2023· Updated Apr 22, 2025
Memberlite Shortcodes < 1.3.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
CVE-2023-5237
Description
The Memberlite Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
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Affected products
2(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <1.3.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- wpscan.com/vulnerability/a46d686c-6234-4aa8-a656-00a65c55d0b0mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
- research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5237-memberlite-shortcodes-stored-xss-via-shortcodemitre
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