CVE-2023-4289: WP Matterport Shortcode < 2.1.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via shortcode

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: 2023-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The WP Matterport Shortcode WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 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

WP Matterport Shortcode: before 2.1.8 — fixed in 2.1.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Matterport Shortcode 2.1.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/38c337c6-048f-4009-aef8-29c18afa6fdc
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/38c337c6-048f-4009-aef8-29c18afa6fdc

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