# CVE-2023-5126: Delete Me <= 3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

> Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcode, executing code when other users view the page.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwfx-6rqx-2v9g

## What is CVE-2023-5126?

CVE-2023-5126 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cmc3215 Delete Me, published on 24 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Delete Me plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'plugin_delete_me' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.0 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. The shortcode is not displayed to administrators, so it cannot be used against administrator users.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5126?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cmc3215 Delete Me.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5126?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5126 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5126 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5126 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5126 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cmc3215 Delete Me, published on 24 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: cmc3215 Delete Me. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5126/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5126/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5126
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5126
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5126

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5126/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.