CVE-2023-23703 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Arconix Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.7 versions.

Published: 2023-05-16

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

Tyche Softwares

Arconix Shortcodes

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.1.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tychesoftwares:arconix_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-27789	Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Arconix Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.7 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 0.00098.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/arconix-shortcodes/wordpress-arconix-shortcodes-plugin-2-1-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 09 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

Tychesoftwares Arconix Shortcodes

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-05-16T09:50:45.438Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:00.783Z

Reserved: 2023-01-17T15:49:18.671Z

Link: CVE-2023-23703

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:42:25.669Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-16T10:15:09.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:46:41.693

Link: CVE-2023-23703

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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