CVE-2023-0372

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EmbedStories WordPress plugin versions prior to 0.7.5

Description The issue concerns a lack of validation and escaping of certain shortcode attributes in the EmbedStories WordPress plugin, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For EmbedStories WordPress plugin versions prior to 0.7.5, update to version 0.7.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcode attributes to minimize the risk of exploitation.