CVE-2023-6530 TJ Shortcodes <= 0.1.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcodes
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unescaped shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6530?
CVE-2023-6530 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown TJ Shortcodes, published on 29 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The TJ Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 0.1.3 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6530?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Theme-Junkie Tj Shortcodes.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6530?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6530 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-6530 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6530 exists.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2023-5619, GHSA-xqff-gxc3-2x4v.