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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
What the vulnerability does
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in strailejoey AchillesTheme-shortcodes achilles-shortcodes allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects AchillesTheme-shortcodes: from n/a through <= 0.1.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
AchillesTheme-shortcodes versions 0.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in shortcode handling. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect site visitors across different security contexts.
What an attacker can do
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.
Potential impact on your site
Site visitors may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites by authenticated attackers.
Conditions required to exploit
Attacker must have low-level authenticated access and the victim must view a page containing the malicious shortcode.
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