Vulnerability · CVE-2023-0177
The Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 0.8.41 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a…
Published Feb 13, 2023 · catalog updated Oct 28, 2026 · social like box and page
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-0177. EPSS is 0.48%. Act only if a listed version of social like box and page is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.4
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.48%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe wpdevart/social like box and page
The Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 0.8.41 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe wpdevart/social like box and page< 0.8.41
How to fix CVE-2023-0177
Upgrade
CVE-2023-0177 lists a fix boundary at 0.8.41. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 0.8.41
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-0177. EPSS is 0.48%. Act only if a listed version of social like box and page is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with wpdevart/social like box and page < 0.8.41. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.48%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 13, 2023 · NIST NVD
Detected
The Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 0.8.41 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Oct 28, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 0.8.41 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-0177
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-0177
The Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 0.8.41 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform St
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 28, 2026