CVE-2023-34018
WordPress SoundCloud Shortcode Plugin <= 3.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in SoundCloud Inc. SoundCloud Shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SoundCloud Shortcode: from n/a through 3.1.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress SoundCloud Shortcode Plugin <= 3.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in SoundCloud Inc. SoundCloud Shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SoundCloud Shortcode: from n/a through 3.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-34018- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-38142
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in SoundCloud Inc. SoundCloud Shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SoundCloud Shortcode: from n/a through 3.1.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-38142- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6vh-8j28-jhrp
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in SoundCloud Inc. SoundCloud Shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SoundCloud Shortcode: from n/a through 3.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-h6vh-8j28-jhrp- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in SoundCloud Inc. SoundCloud Shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SoundCloud Shortcode: from n/a through 3.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-34018- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-34018 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Soundcloud Shortcode, published November 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.