CVE-2023-3130
MediumCVSS 4.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk34th percentile - higher than 34% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Short URL WordPress plugin before version 1.6.5 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admins to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Risk Assessment
The organization may be exposed to XSS attacks that could lead to data theft or compromise of high privilege user accounts.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Short URL plugin to version 1.6.5 or newer to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Short URL WordPress plugin before 1.6.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).