CVE-2023-5774
Animated Counters <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Animated Counters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 1.7 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 | freeben |
| Product | animated counters |
| Published | Oct 27, 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
freeben / Animated Counters
0 ≤ 1.7
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/33c2756d-c300-479f-b3aa-8f22c3a70278?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2984228/ research.cleantalk.org: https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5774-animated-counters-stored-xss-via-shortcode-author-poc/ drive.google.com: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zXWW545ktCznO36k90AN0APhTz8ky-gG/view?usp=sharing
Credits
Dmitrii Ignatyev