cve/2023/CVE-2023-4798.md

### [CVE-2023-4798](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4798)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=User%20Avatar&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.2.2%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The User Avatar WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not properly sanitize and escape certain of its shortcodes attributes, which could allow relatively low-privileged users like contributors to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/273a95bf-39fe-4ba7-bc14-9527acfd9f42

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