cve/2023/CVE-2023-0273.md

### [CVE-2023-0273](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-0273)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Custom%20Content%20Shortcode&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Custom Content Shortcode WordPress plugin through 4.0.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5cafbba6-478f-4f5d-a2d4-60c6a22f2f1e

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.