cve/2023/CVE-2023-5228.md

### [CVE-2023-5228](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5228)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=User%20Registration&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%203.0.4.2%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The User Registration WordPress plugin before 3.0.4.2 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/50ae7008-46f0-4f89-ae98-65dcabe4ef09

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