ShortCodes UI <= 1.9.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

2023-11-1600:00:00

wpscan.com

shortcodes ui

<= 1.9.8

contributor+

stored xss

plugin

validate

escape

shortcode attributes

page

post

attack

6.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.2%

JSON

Description The plugin 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