{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-04-22T21:38:30+00:00","cve":"CVE-2023-2031","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2023-2031","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2023-2031.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2031","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2031"},"summary":{"title":"Locatoraid Store Locator <= 3.9.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode","description":"The Locatoraid Store Locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in versions up to, and including, 3.9.14 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.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"Wordfence","published_at":"2023-06-09 06:16:01","updated_at":"2026-04-08 19:18:10"},"problem_types":["CWE-79","CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.1","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"5.4","severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","data":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"CHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"NONE"}},{"version":"3.1","source":"security@wordfence.com","type":"Secondary","score":"5.4","severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","data":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"NONE"}},{"version":"3.1","source":"CNA","type":"DECLARED","score":"5.4","severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","data":{"baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/locatoraid/trunk/modules/front/view_shortcode.php#L4","name":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/locatoraid/trunk/modules/front/view_shortcode.php#L4","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch"],"title":"403 Forbidden","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"403","archivestatus":"404"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dba0a90b-f13c-4914-b6b7-278227ffc122?source=cve","name":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dba0a90b-f13c-4914-b6b7-278227ffc122?source=cve","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"title":"Locatoraid Store Locator <= 3.9.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"404"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2900106/locatoraid","name":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2900106/locatoraid","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch"],"title":"403 Forbidden","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"403","archivestatus":"404"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2031","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2031","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"plainware","product":"Locatoraid Store Locator","version":"affected 3.9.14 semver","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[{"source":"CNA","time":"2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Discovered"},{"source":"CNA","time":"2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Vendor Notified"},{"source":"CNA","time":"2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Disclosed"}],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[{"source":"CNA","value":"Alex Thomas","lang":"en"}],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2023","cve_id":"2031","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"3.9.14","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"plainware","cpe5":"locatoraid","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"wordpress","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":{"cve_year":"2023","cve_id":"2031","cve":"CVE-2023-2031","epss":"0.001160000","percentile":"0.303670000","score_date":"2026-04-09","updated_at":"2026-04-10 00:07:03"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-02T06:12:19.749Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"tags":["x_transferred"],"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dba0a90b-f13c-4914-b6b7-278227ffc122?source=cve"},{"tags":["x_transferred"],"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/locatoraid/trunk/modules/front/view_shortcode.php#L4"},{"tags":["x_transferred"],"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2900106/locatoraid"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"},{"metrics":[{"other":{"content":{"id":"CVE-2023-2031","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","timestamp":"2024-11-23T13:13:10.290912Z","version":"2.0.3"},"type":"ssvc"}}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-11-23T13:18:21.397Z","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP"},"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Locatoraid Store Locator","vendor":"plainware","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"3.9.14","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","type":"finder","value":"Alex Thomas"}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"The Locatoraid Store Locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in versions up to, and including, 3.9.14 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."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-04-08T17:27:37.835Z","orgId":"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599","shortName":"Wordfence"},"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dba0a90b-f13c-4914-b6b7-278227ffc122?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/locatoraid/trunk/modules/front/view_shortcode.php#L4"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2900106/locatoraid"}],"timeline":[{"lang":"en","time":"2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z","value":"Discovered"},{"lang":"en","time":"2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z","value":"Vendor Notified"},{"lang":"en","time":"2023-04-17T00:00:00.000Z","value":"Disclosed"}],"title":"Locatoraid Store Locator <= 3.9.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode"}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599","assignerShortName":"Wordfence","cveId":"CVE-2023-2031","datePublished":"2023-06-09T05:33:35.642Z","dateReserved":"2023-04-13T18:40:34.536Z","dateUpdated":"2026-04-08T17:27:37.835Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2023-06-09 06:16:01","lastModifiedDate":"2026-04-08 19:18:10","problem_types":["CWE-79","CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"security@wordfence.com","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"NONE"},"exploitabilityScore":2.8,"impactScore":2.5},{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"CHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"NONE"},"exploitabilityScore":2.3,"impactScore":2.7}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:plainware:locatoraid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"3.9.14","matchCriteriaId":"D528BF71-96FA-4CB5-8729-7BD3BAEB18DA"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2023","CveId":"2031","Ordinal":"1","Title":"Locatoraid Store Locator <= 3.9.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+","CVE":"CVE-2023-2031","Year":"2023"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2023","CveId":"2031","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"The Locatoraid Store Locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in versions up to, and including, 3.9.14 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.","Type":"Description","Title":"Locatoraid Store Locator <= 3.9.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+"}]}}}