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CVE-2023-5817: The Neon text plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's neontext_box shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization

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

The Neon text plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's neontext_box shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization

Package
neon-text (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.9th percentile)
Published
2023-10-27
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordneon-text (WordPress plugin) advisories

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