cve/2023/CVE-2023-48300.md

### [CVE-2023-48300](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-48300)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=embed-privacy&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20%3C%201.8.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%3A%20Improper%20Neutralization%20of%20Input%20During%20Web%20Page%20Generation%20('Cross-site%20Scripting')&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The `Embed Privacy` plugin for WordPress that prevents the loading of embedded external content is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `embed_privacy_opt_out` shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Version 1.8.1 contains a patch for this issue.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/epiphyt/embed-privacy/security/advisories/GHSA-3wv9-4rvf-w37g

#### Github
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