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CVE-2023-1978

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 9, 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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the query string in versions up to, and including, 4.9.25 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected WordPress components

  • ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling Plugin · shiftcontroller
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 4.9.25
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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

  • plainware ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling — Up to and including 4.9.25
  • plainware shiftcontroller — Up to and including 4.9.25

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2898274/shiftcontroller Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5c61212-e68e-4198-b078-18121576b767?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record