CVE-2023-45644 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Anurag Deshmukh CPT Shortcode Generator plugin <= 1.0 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Anuragdeshmukh	Cpt Shortcode Generator

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:anuragdeshmukh:cpt_shortcode_generator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/pentest
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpt-shortcode/wordpress-cpt-shortcode-generator-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-24T11:10:03.498Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:43.661Z

Reserved: 2023-10-10T09:58:47.168Z

Link: CVE-2023-45644

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:21:16.866Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T18:17:33.647

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:27:07.587

Link: CVE-2023-45644

Redhat

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-45644", "assignerOrgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Patchstack", "dateReserved": "2023-10-10T09:58:47.168Z", "datePublished": "2023-10-24T11:10:03.498Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-28T16:08:43.661Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "packageName": "cpt-shortcode", "product": "CPT Shortcode Generator", "vendor": "Anurag Deshmukh", "versions": [{"lessThanOrEqual": "1.0", "status": "affected", "version": "n/a", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "user": "00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000", "value": "Lokesh Dachepalli (Patchstack Alliance)"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [{"base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Anurag Deshmukh CPT Shortcode Generator plugin <=<span style=\"background-color: var(--wht);\">\u00a01.0 versions.</span>"}], "value": "Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Anurag Deshmukh CPT Shortcode Generator plugin <=\u00a01.0 versions."}], "impacts": [{"capecId": "CAPEC-592", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-592 Stored XSS"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 5.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L", "version": "3.1"}, "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-79", "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3", "shortName": "Patchstack", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-28T16:08:43.661Z"}, "references": [{"tags": ["vdb-entry"], "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpt-shortcode/wordpress-cpt-shortcode-generator-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "title": "WordPress CPT Shortcode Generator Plugin <= 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)", "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T20:21:16.866Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpt-shortcode/wordpress-cpt-shortcode-generator-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"}]}, {"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2024-09-10T17:33:42.690364Z", "id": "CVE-2023-45644", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-10T17:56:37.393Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpt-shortcode/wordpress-cpt-shortcode-generator-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T20:21:16.866Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-45644", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2024-09-10T17:33:42.690364Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-10T17:56:33.610Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "WordPress CPT Shortcode Generator Plugin <= 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)", "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "user": "00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000", "value": "Lokesh Dachepalli (Patchstack Alliance)"}], "impacts": [{"capecId": "CAPEC-592", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-592 Stored XSS"}]}], "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV3_1": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.9, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Anurag Deshmukh", "product": "CPT Shortcode Generator", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a", "versionType": "custom", "lessThanOrEqual": "1.0"}], "packageName": "cpt-shortcode", "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins", "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "references": [{"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpt-shortcode/wordpress-cpt-shortcode-generator-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve", "tags": ["vdb-entry"]}], "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Anurag Deshmukh CPT Shortcode Generator plugin <=\u00a01.0 versions.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "value": "Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Anurag Deshmukh CPT Shortcode Generator plugin <=<span style=\"background-color: var(--wht);\">\u00a01.0 versions.</span>", "base64": false}]}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-79", "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3", "shortName": "Patchstack", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-28T16:08:43.661Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-45644", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2026-04-28T16:08:43.661Z", "dateReserved": "2023-10-10T09:58:47.168Z", "assignerOrgId": "21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3", "datePublished": "2023-10-24T11:10:03.498Z", "assignerShortName": "Patchstack"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:anuragdeshmukh:cpt_shortcode_generator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "08ACDA5F-946F-4EBC-B57D-AAAC691BF210", "versionEndIncluding": "1.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Anurag Deshmukh CPT Shortcode Generator plugin <=\u00a01.0 versions."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Vulnerabilidad de Coss-Site Scripting (XSS) autenticada (con permisos de admin o superiores) almacenada en el complemento Anurag Deshmukh CPT Shortcode Generator en versiones <= 1.0."}], "id": "CVE-2023-45644", "lastModified": "2024-11-21T08:27:07.587", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 5.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.7, "impactScore": 3.7, "source": "audit@patchstack.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 4.8, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.7, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2023-10-25T18:17:33.647", "references": [{"source": "audit@patchstack.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpt-shortcode/wordpress-cpt-shortcode-generator-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpt-shortcode/wordpress-cpt-shortcode-generator-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"}], "sourceIdentifier": "audit@patchstack.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}], "source": "audit@patchstack.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}