CVE-2023-5432 json
Jquery news ticker <= 3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
published 2023-12-19 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-57747
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Jquery news ticker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'jquery-news-ticker' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 |
Affected products
- gopiplushotmailcom Jquery news ticker
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/3010828/jquery-news-ticker
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d22d9414-2df9-4528-a426-dce6e83f8d44?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/jquery-news-ticker/trunk/jquery-news-ticker.php?rev=2827068#L124
issue-tracking
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-5432
- NVD CVE-2023-5432
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