TI-2023-00356 Aliases CVE-2023-0372 GHSA-p3p2-pffj-3m5f

EmbedStories < 0.7.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 58Published 2023-02-21 · Updated 2025-03-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The EmbedStories WordPress plugin before 0.7.5 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00457 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed EmbedStories (Unknown): 0.7.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	EmbedStories	before 0.7.5	0.7.5	Patch available	CNA

EmbedStories VendorUnknown Affected before 0.7.5 Fixed in 0.7.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:embedsocial:embedstories::::::wordpress::*	before 0.7.5	Vulnerable	embedsocial

cpe:2.3:a:embedsocial:embedstories:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 0.7.5 Vulnerable ·embedsocial

Remediation

Fix · CNA EmbedStories (Unknown) Fixed in 0.7.5

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0372
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p3p2-pffj-3m5f

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9cf90ad8-4aa4-466c-a33e-4f2706815765

Sources

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