CVE-2023-3225: Float menu < 5.0.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Float menu WordPress plugin before 5.0.3 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)

Affected products

Float menu: before 5.0.3 — fixed in 5.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Float menu 5.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c76d0f4-2ea8-433d-afb2-e35e45630899
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c76d0f4-2ea8-433d-afb2-e35e45630899

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