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TI-2023-05212 Aliases CVE-2023-5668GHSA-5f6x-wr72-j225

WhatsApp Share Button <= 1.0.1 - 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 WhatsApp Share Button plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'whatsapp' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0039 33rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Alex MossWhatsApp Share Buttonup to 1.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • WhatsApp Share Button VendorAlex Moss Affected up to 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:firecask:whatsapp_share_button:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 1.0.1VulnerableFirecask
  • cpe:2.3:a:firecask:whatsapp_share_button:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Firecask

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5668
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f6x-wr72-j225

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-29201 WordPress Peadig’s Google +1 Button plugin <= 0.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-10400 FireCask Like & Share Button <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via width Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2022-04562 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2025-37552 WordPress Google+ Comments Plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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