CVE-2023-3372

Lana Shortcodes < 1.2.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

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Published Jan 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Lana Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which allows users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Lana Shortcodes

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.2.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lana:lana_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.485% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3396b734-9a10-4070-802d-f9d01cc6eb74/

History

Jun 20, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Lana Lana Shortcodes

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 20, 2025, 5:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 16, 2024, 3:55 PM
Updated: Jun 20, 2025, 5:01 PM
Reserved: Jun 22, 2023, 7:47 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:55 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:55 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 16, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM

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