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CVE-2023-5618: The Modern Footnotes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.4.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and ou

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

The Modern Footnotes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.4.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and ou

Package
modern-footnotes (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.4.17
Fixed in
1.4.17
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (41.4th percentile)
Published
2023-10-20
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordmodern-footnotes (WordPress plugin) advisories

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