CVE-2023-5942

Summary

CVE-2023-5942 is a vulnerability affecting the Medialist WordPress plugin before version 1.4.1. This issue permits users with the contributor role and above to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The plugin fails to validate and properly escape certain shortcode attributes, allowing malicious code to be injected into webpages where the shortcode is embedded. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized website access, data theft, or other malicious activities. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the plugin to mitigate this risk.

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