CVE-2023-5237

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.

CVSS v3.1

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 37th percentile

Published

2023-10-31

Updated

2025-04-22

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5237-memberlite-shortcodes-stored-xss-via-shortco…
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a46d686c-6234-4aa8-a656-00a65c55d0b0

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-52355
• CVE-2023-5238
• CVE-2023-5235
• CVE-2023-5239
• CVE-2023-52339
• CVE-2023-5243