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TI-2023-00357 Aliases CVE-2023-0373GHSA-jmm2-7c8x-8jpv

Lightweight Accordion < 1.5.15 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Lightweight Accordion WordPress plugin before 1.5.15 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block 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 0.00562 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Lightweight Accordion (Unknown): 1.5.15

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownLightweight Accordionbefore 1.5.151.5.15Patch availableCNA
  • Lightweight Accordion VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.15 Fixed in 1.5.15 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:smartwp:lightweight_accordion:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.5.15VulnerableSmartwp
  • cpe:2.3:a:smartwp:lightweight_accordion:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.15 Vulnerable ·Smartwp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Lightweight Accordion (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.15

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0373
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmm2-7c8x-8jpv

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-02264 Lightweight Accordion <= 1.5.16 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4

Sources

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