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CVE-2023-5618

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 20, 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 Modern Footnotes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.4.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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

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

  • prismtechstudios Modern Footnotes — Up to and including 1.4.16
  • prismtechstudios modern_footnotes — Before 1.4.17

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2980695/modern-footnotes Patch
  • research.cleantalk.org https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5618-modern-footnotes-stored-xss-via-shortcode-poc/
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c20c674f-54b5-470f-b470-07a63501eb4d?source=cve Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record