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CVE-2023-0168: Olevmedia Shortcodes <= 1.1.9 - 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: 2023-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Olevmedia Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 1.1.9 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

• Olevmedia Shortcodes: through 1.1.9

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e854efee-16fc-4379-9e66-d2883e01fb32
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e854efee-16fc-4379-9e66-d2883e01fb32

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