CVE-2023-5126 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-5126: Delete Me <= 3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Vendor Cmc3215
Product Delete Me
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published October 24, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

4.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Delete Me plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'plugin_delete_me' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.0 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. The shortcode is not displayed to administrators, so it cannot be used against administrator users.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 24, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated