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Version 1.8.1 contains a patch for this issue.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00527,"percentile":0.45078,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2023-11-20T18:16:57Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:35Z","products":[{"vendor":"epiph","product":"embed_privacy"},{"vendor":"epiphyt","product":"embed-privacy"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/epiphyt/embed-privacy/security/advisories/GHSA-3wv9-4rvf-w37g","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/epiphyt/embed-privacy/issues/199","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/epiphyt/embed-privacy/commit/f80929992b2a5a66f4f4953cd6f46cc227154a5c","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://d.pr/v/ORuIat","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/48xxx/CVE-2023-48300.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48300","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-48300","title":"Embed Privacy missing escaping for show_all attribute in opt-out shortcode","description":"The `Embed Privacy` plugin for WordPress that prevents the loading of embedded external content is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `embed_privacy_opt_out` shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Version 1.8.1 contains a patch for this issue.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-11-20T18:16:57.455Z","modified":"2024-09-04T18:52:44.1Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:25.469654Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-52360","description":"The `Embed Privacy` plugin for WordPress that prevents the loading of embedded external content is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `embed_privacy_opt_out` shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Version 1.8.1 contains a patch for this issue.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-11-20T19:15:09.063Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:33:57.52Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:47.966245Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-48300","title":"Embed Privacy missing escaping for show_all attribute in opt-out shortcode","description":"The `Embed Privacy` plugin for WordPress that prevents the loading of embedded external content is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `embed_privacy_opt_out` shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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