๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2023-5096

MEDIUM 6.4

HTML filter and csv-file search <= 2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The HTML filter and csv-file search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'csvsearch' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor jonashjalmarsson
Product html filter and csv-file search
Published Nov 22, 2023
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

jonashjalmarsson / HTML filter and csv-file search
0 โ‰ค 2.7

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/157eddd4-67f0-4a07-b3ab-11dbfb9f12aa?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2985200/hk-filter-and-search

Credits

Alex Thomas