CVE-2023-46072 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Simpson Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters plugin <= 2.0.9 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00083.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters Project	Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters

Configuration 1 [-]

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/add-actions-and-filters/wordpress-add-shortcodes-actions-and-filters-plugin-2-0-9-reflected-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: 2023-10-26T11:39:32.042Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:44.772Z

Reserved: 2023-10-16T11:02:06.897Z

Link: CVE-2023-46072

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:37:39.791Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-26T12:15:08.613

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:27:50.877

Link: CVE-2023-46072

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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