CVE-2023-5096 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-5096: HTML filter and csv-file search <= 2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Vendor Jonashjalmarsson
Product HTML filter and csv-file search
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 22, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The HTML filter and csv-file search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'csvsearch' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.7 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 22, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated