{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41728 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-41728 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rescue Shortcodes, published on 2 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41728 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-41728 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rescue Shortcodes, published on 2 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41728 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Rescue Shortcodes. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41728/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41728/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-41728","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41728/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-41728","record":{"aliases":["CVE-2024-2437","GHSA-2gcm-q5j8-5j8g"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Stored XSS in Rescue Shortcodes allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Patchstack","cpe":[{"product":"rescue_shortcodes","vendor":"rescuethemes"}],"cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"description":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.5.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"WordPress Rescue Shortcodes Plugin \u003c= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)","id":"CVE-2023-41728","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xss","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"WordPress SendPress Newsletters Plugin \u003c= 1.22.3.31 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)","id":"CVE-2023-41729"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Memory corruption in Wavelink","id":"CVE-2023-41727"},"products":["Rescue Shortcodes"],"published":"2023-10-02","related":[{"cvss_score":6.5,"headline":"WordPress Rescue Shortcodes plugin \u003c= 3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-39528","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-04-16"},{"cvss_score":6.4,"headline":"Rescue Shortcodes \u003c= 2.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via rescue_progressbar Shortcode","id":"CVE-2024-11199","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-11-23"},{"cvss_score":6.4,"headline":"Rescue Shortcodes \u003c= 2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode","id":"CVE-2024-9696","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-10-12"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-28","vendors":["Rescue Themes"]},"summary":"Stored XSS in Rescue Shortcodes allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41728/"}