CVE-2023-5057
ActivityPub for WordPress < 1.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 16, 2023 at 07:39 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorActivitypub
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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The ActivityPub WordPress plugin before 1.0.0 does not escape user metadata before outputting them in mentions, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform Stored XSS attacks
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Activitypub· Automatticwordpress-plugin
95%v < 1.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58a63507-f0fd-46f1-a80c-6b1c41dddcf5CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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