6.4

CVE-2023-5668: alexmoss whatsapp share button Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 20-10-2023Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5668 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in alexmoss whatsapp share button. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.34% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alexmoss1 product
Firecask1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • whatsapp≤ 1.0.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links