cve/2023/CVE-2023-0252.md

### [CVE-2023-0252](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-0252)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Contextual%20Related%20Posts&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%200%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Contextual Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block 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/5754a4fd-1adf-47aa-976f-3b28750058c2

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