CVE-2023-0033

The PDF Viewer WordPress plugin before 1.0.0 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d9ae43b-75a7-4fcc-bce3-d9e9d7a97ec0	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d9ae43b-75a7-4fcc-bce3-d9e9d7a97ec0	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pdf_viewer_project:pdf_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:36

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El complemento PDF Viewer de WordPress anterior a 1.0.0 no valida ni escapa uno de sus atributos de código corto, lo que podría permitir a los usuarios con un rol tan bajo como colaborador realizar un ataque de cross-site scripting almacenado.
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d9ae43b-75a7-4fcc-bce3-d9e9d7a97ec0 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d9ae43b-75a7-4fcc-bce3-d9e9d7a97ec0 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

31 Jan 2023, 13:49

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-30 21:15

Updated : 2025-03-27 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-0033

Mitre link : CVE-2023-0033

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-0033

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pdf_viewer_project

pdf_viewer

CWE

No CWE.

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