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CVE-2023-41728: WordPress Rescue Shortcodes Plugin <= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.5.

Affected products

• Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes: through 2.5

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/rescue-shortcodes/wordpress-rescue-shortcodes-plugin-2-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/rescue-shortcodes/wordpress-rescue-shortcodes-plugin-2-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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