CVE-2023-5164
Bellows Accordion Menu <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Bellows Accordion Menu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | sevenspark |
| Product | bellows accordion menu |
| Published | Oct 30, 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
sevenspark / Bellows Accordion Menu
0 ≤ 1.4.2
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50283a4f-ea59-488a-bab0-dd6bc5718556?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bellows-accordion-menu/tags/1.4.2/includes/functions.php#L12 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bellows-accordion-menu/tags/1.4.2/includes/bellows.api.php#L5 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2986331%40bellows-accordion-menu%2Ftrunk&old=2860904%40bellows-accordion-menu%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Credits
István Márton