CVE-2023-5231 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-5231: Magic Action Box <= 2.17.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Vendor Pogidude
Product Magic Action Box
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published October 20, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026
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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 Magic Action Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 2.17.2 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 20, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated