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CVE-2023-0899
Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Medium6.1EPSS 0.46%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- WPScan
Description
The Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox WordPress plugin through 1.4.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the Shoutbox, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
- CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Affected products
Unknown · Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox
- affected ≤ 1.4.2
References (1)
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e95f925f-118e-4fa1-8e8f-9dc1bc698f12 (opens in a new tab)exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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