CVE-2023-5137

Published: Dec 4, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

4.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 1.7 / Impact: 2.7

Source: NVD

Description

The Simply Excerpts WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not sanitize and escape some fields in the plugin settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as an administrator to inject arbitrary web scripts even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in a multisite setup).

Affected (1)

Products: Shooflysolutions: Simply Excerpts

Shooflysolutions

1 product

Simply Excerpts

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Shooflysolutions Simply Excerpts	Up to 1.4

Related CWEs

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

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (2)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79b79e9c-ea4f-4188-a1b5-61dda0b5d434

Source: contact@wpscan.com

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79b79e9c-ea4f-4188-a1b5-61dda0b5d434

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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