CVE-2023-5237

Memberlite Shortcodes < 1.3.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El complemento Memberlite Shortcodes de WordPress anterior a 1.3.9 no valida ni escapa algunos de sus atributos de shortcode antes de devolverlos a la página, lo que podría permitir a los usuarios con un rol tan bajo como colaborador realizar ataques de Cross-Site Scripting almacenados que podrían usarse contra usuarios con altos privilegios como administrador.

The Memberlite Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in versions up to, and including, 1.3.8 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.

*Credits: Dmitrii Ignatyev, WPScan

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-21 CVE Published
2023-09-27 CVE Reserved
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-08-02 First Exploit
2024-11-06 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5237-memberlite-shortcodes-stored-xss-via-shortcode	2024-08-02
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a46d686c-6234-4aa8-a656-00a65c55d0b0	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Strangerstudios Search vendor "Strangerstudios"		Memberlite Shortcodes Search vendor "Strangerstudios" for product "Memberlite Shortcodes"				< 1.3.9 Search vendor "Strangerstudios" for product "Memberlite Shortcodes" and version " < 1.3.9"		wordpress		Affected