CVE-2023-5432
Jquery news ticker <= 3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Jquery news ticker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'jquery-news-ticker' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.1 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 | gopiplushotmailcom |
| Product | jquery news ticker |
| Published | Dec 19, 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
gopiplushotmailcom / Jquery news ticker
0 ≤ 3.1
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d22d9414-2df9-4528-a426-dce6e83f8d44?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jquery-news-ticker/trunk/jquery-news-ticker.php?rev=2827068#L124 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3010828/jquery-news-ticker
Credits
István Márton