CVE-2023-0067: Timed Content < 2.73 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Timed Content WordPress plugin before 2.73 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.

Affected products

Timed Content: before 2.73 — fixed in 2.73

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Timed Content 2.73. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92f43da9-9903-4bcf-99e8-0e269072d389
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92f43da9-9903-4bcf-99e8-0e269072d389

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