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CVE-2023-5057

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 16, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The ActivityPub WordPress plugin before 1.0.0 does not escape user metadata before outputting them in mentions, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform Stored XSS attacks

Affected WordPress components

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

  • Unknown ActivityPub — Before 1.0.0
  • automattic activitypub — Before 1.0.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58a63507-f0fd-46f1-a80c-6b1c41dddcf5 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record