CVE-2023-5469
Drop Shadow Boxes <= 1.7.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Drop Shadow Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dropshadowbox' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.7.13 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 | stevehenty |
| Product | drop shadow boxes |
| 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
stevehenty / Drop Shadow Boxes
0 ≤ 1.7.13
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c0b3911c-a960-4f28-b289-389b26282741?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drop-shadow-boxes/tags/1.7.12/dropshadowboxes.php#L319 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2998610/drop-shadow-boxes#file1
Credits
István Márton