TI-2023-04666 Aliases CVE-2023-5071 GHSA-hwhm-x7h4-2284

Sitekit <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'sitekit_iframe' shortcode

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2023-10-20 · Updated 2026-04-08

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 Sitekit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'sitekit_iframe' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00501 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
webvitaly	Sitekit	up to 1.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

Sitekit Vendorwebvitaly Affected up to 1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sitekit_project:sitekit::::::wordpress::*	up to 1.4	Vulnerable	Sitekit Project

cpe:2.3:a:sitekit_project:sitekit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.4 Vulnerable ·Sitekit Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5071
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hwhm-x7h4-2284

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/011c8a06-298e-4a53-9ef8-552585426d79?source=cve

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Sources

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