CVE-2023-23687 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Youtube shortcode <= 1.8.5 versions.

Published: 2023-01-23

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Túbal Martín

Youtube shortcode

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.8.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:youtube_shortcode_project:youtube_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27773	Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Youtube shortcode <= 1.8.5 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00181.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/youtube-shortcode/wordpress-youtube-shortcode-plugin-1-8-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Youtube Shortcode Project Youtube Shortcode

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-01-23T17:59:54.609Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:00.765Z

Reserved: 2023-01-17T05:01:34.701Z

Link: CVE-2023-23687

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:35:33.694Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-23T18:15:10.777

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:46:39.763

Link: CVE-2023-23687

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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