CVE-2023-3051 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Page Builder by AZEXO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'azh_post' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.27.133 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for contributor-level attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00154.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Azexo	Page Builder With Image Map By Azexo

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:azexo:page_builder_with_image_map_by_azexo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-builder-by-azexo/trunk/azexo_html.php#L2845
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-builder-by-azexo/trunk/azexo_html.php#L2856
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24486605-9324-4f19-9ca3-340d006432db?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Page Builder by AZEXO <= 1.27.133 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-02T23:37:55.112Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:42:10.636Z

Reserved: 2023-06-02T11:18:26.272Z

Link: CVE-2023-3051

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:41:04.222Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-03T00:15:09.437

Modified: 2026-04-08T17:16:58.617

Link: CVE-2023-3051

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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