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CVE-2023-5137: The Simply Excerpts WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not sanitize and escape some fields in the plugin settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as an administrator to inject arbitrary we

medium Affects simply-excerpts (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Simply Excerpts WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not sanitize and escape some fields in the plugin settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as an administrator to inject arbitrary we

Package
simply-excerpts (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.4
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (36.6th percentile)
Published
2023-12-04
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordsimply-excerpts (WordPress plugin) advisories

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