CVE-2023-0170 json
Html5 Audio Player < 2.1.12 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
published 2023-02-06 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-12259
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Html5 Audio Player WordPress plugin before 2.1.12 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.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Html5 Audio Player 2.1.12
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19ee5e33-acc8-40c5-8f54-c9cb0fa491f0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Html5 Audio Player
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/19ee5e33-acc8-40c5-8f54-c9cb0fa491f0
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-0170
- NVD CVE-2023-0170
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