CVE-2023-4597
MediumCVSS 6.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk43th percentile - higher than 43% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Slimstat Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the 'slimstat' shortcode in versions up to and including 5.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes.
Risk Assessment
Authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions can inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, potentially leading to data theft or account takeover.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Slimstat Analytics plugin to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to review and monitor user permissions within the system.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Slimstat Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'slimstat' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.0.9 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.