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Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-0149 affects the WordPrezi WordPress plugin before 0.9. A contributor-level user could save malicious shortcode attributes that execute in visitors' browsers when the page is viewed. Business impact is mainly account/session risk, content tampering, and trust damage, not server takeover based on the provided sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate web application risk. Prioritize internet-facing WordPress sites, multi-author sites, and environments where contributor accounts are broadly assigned. Patch or disable quickly, but this is not evidenced as actively exploited from the supplied sources.
Technical view
The plugin fails to validate and escape some shortcode attributes before rendering them in posts or pages. This is stored XSS, CWE-79, with CVSS 3.1 score 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running WordPrezi before 0.9, especially where contributor-level or higher accounts can create or edit content containing the plugin shortcode.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. WPScan is cited as an exploit-tagged vulnerability entry, but the provided evidence does not establish observed exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Key uncertainty is limited source detail beyond the CVE description and WPScan reference. Validate the exact installed version and shortcode rendering behavior. Do not assume broader WordPress compromise; the described issue is stored XSS through shortcode attribute output.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade WordPrezi to version 0.9 or later where available.
- If upgrade is unavailable, disable the plugin until vendor guidance is confirmed.
- Restrict contributor and higher content-editing access to trusted users.
- Review existing WordPrezi shortcode content for unsafe attributes.
- Monitor WordPress users for unexpected role changes or suspicious content edits.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for installed WordPrezi plugin versions.
- Identify posts or pages containing WordPrezi shortcodes.
- Review recent edits by contributor-level or higher accounts.
- Confirm rendered shortcode output escapes user-controlled attributes.
- Check CMS logs for suspicious edits to affected content.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6b6f9e42-7f7f-4daa-99c9-14a24a6d76b0CVE reference · exploit, vdb-entry
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.