CVE-2023-5161

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 44.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-09-26 01:51Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-08 16:50Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-25

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

677e7dddc8e021f3b5af543e7970b19235d53660312975e550383bd6fb67875e

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/48e2129f-6a2c-45e4-a0cf-7d8d5f563a7f?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modal-window/tags/5.3.5/public/shortcode.php#L53
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modal-window/tags/5.3.5/public/class-public.php#L73
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2971132/modal-window#file195
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2971132/modal-window#file196