CVE-2023-41728
WordPress Rescue Shortcodes Plugin <= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.5.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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 Rescue Shortcodes Plugin <= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.5.
- Record
CVE-2023-41728- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46220
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.5.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46220- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gcm-q5j8-5j8g
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue...
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes plugin <= 2.5 versions.
- Record
GHSA-2gcm-q5j8-5j8g- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.5.
- Record
CVE-2023-41728- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-2023-41728 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Rescue Themes Shortcodes, published October 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.