CVE-2023-0177

The Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 0.8.41 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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/712c2154-37f4-424c-ba3b-26ba6aa95bca	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/712c2154-37f4-424c-ba3b-26ba6aa95bca	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wpdevart:social_like_box_and_page:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

28 Oct 2026, 19:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El plugin de WordPress Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt, en versiones anteriores a la 0.8.41, no valida ni escapa algunos de sus atributos de shortcode antes de mostrarlos de nuevo en una página/entrada donde el shortcode está incrustado, lo que podría permitir a usuarios con el rol de colaborador y superiores realizar ataques de cross-site scripting almacenado.

Information

Published : 2023-02-13 15:15

Updated : 2026-10-28 19:10

NVD link : CVE-2023-0177

Mitre link : CVE-2023-0177

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-0177

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wpdevart

social_like_box_and_page

CWE

No CWE.

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