### [CVE-2023-0372](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-0372)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=EmbedStories&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%200.7.5%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The EmbedStories WordPress plugin before 0.7.5 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/9cf90ad8-4aa4-466c-a33e-4f2706815765

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