Drop Shadow Boxes <= 1.7.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
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 Drop Shadow Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dropshadowbox' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.7.13 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
EPSS 0.0054 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stevehenty | Drop Shadow Boxes | up to 1.7.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Drop Shadow Boxes Vendorstevehenty Affected up to 1.7.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:stevenhenty:drop_shadow_boxes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.7.13 | Vulnerable | Steven Henty |
- cpe:2.3:a:stevenhenty:drop_shadow_boxes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.7.13 Vulnerable ·Steven Henty
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5469
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrpr-v2xp-cjm4
References
More stevehenty vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09508 Drop Shadow Boxes <= 1.7.14 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2022-04562 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-5469 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5469 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xrpr-v2xp-cjm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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