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CVE-2023-5291

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 4, 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 Blog Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'AWL-BlogFilter' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag Plugin · blog-filter
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 1.5.3
    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

  • awordpresslife Blog Filter Post Filtering — Up to and including 1.5.3
  • awplife blog_filter — Up to and including 1.5.3

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blog-filter/tags/1.5.3/blog-filter-output.php#L128 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2974261/blog-filter#file54 Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b95c1bf7-bb05-44d3-a185-7e38e62b7201?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record