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CVE-2023-1661

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 31, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Display post meta, term meta, comment meta, and user meta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post metadata in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected WordPress components

  • Display post meta, term meta, comment meta, and user meta Plugin · display-metadata
    Confirmed match Abandoned
    Up to and including 1.0.0
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • trasweb Display post meta, term meta, comment meta, and user meta — Up to and including 1.0.0
  • display_post_meta\,_term_meta\,_comment_meta\,_and_user_meta_project display_post_meta\,_term_meta\,_comment_meta\,_and_user_meta — Up to and including 0.4.1

References

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-metadata/#developers Product, Release Notes
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f90c0d8-ede6-4f24-870f-19e888238e93?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record