Awesome Weather Widget <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Awesome Weather Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'awesome-weather' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| richardgabriel | Awesome Weather Widget | up to 3.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Awesome Weather Widget Vendorrichardgabriel Affected up to 3.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:awesome_weather_widget_project:awesome_weather_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Awesome Weather Widget Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:awesome_weather_widget_project:awesome_weather_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Awesome Weather Widget Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4944
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39fq-6jqh-4p29
References
More richardgabriel vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18834 WordPress Staff Directory Plugin: Company Directory Plugin <= 4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-12862 Company Directory <= 4.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg Function CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-4944 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4944 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-39fq-6jqh-4p29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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