CVE-2023-0333
TemplatesNext ToolKit < 3.2.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- WPScan
Description
The TemplatesNext ToolKit WordPress plugin before 3.2.9 does not validate some of its shortcode attributes before using them to generate an HTML tag, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e86ff4d5-d549-4c71-b80e-6a9b3bfddbfc (opens in a new tab)exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By WPScan
- 27 days later
· 27 days later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.49% · top 58% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
- CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Affected products
Unknown · TemplatesNext ToolKit
- affected < 3.2.9
References (1)
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e86ff4d5-d549-4c71-b80e-6a9b3bfddbfc (opens in a new tab)exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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