CVE-2023-5057: activitypub vulnerability

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
CVE-2023-5057CVSS 5.4CMS

CVE-2023-5057: activitypub vulnerability

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

CVSS
5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS
34.39%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
activitypub

What is known

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

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