CVE-2023-50368 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripti

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through 2.15.2.

01What is this vulnerability?

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through 2.15.2.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Averta	Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-12-14T13:56:07.422Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-02T22:16:46.542Z

09References

• patchstack.com — https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/auxin-elements/wordpress-shortcode…