Simple Owl Shortcodes Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the Simple Owl Shortcodes plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 2.1.1. The issue arises in the 'owls_wrapper' shortcode, where the 'num' attribute lacks proper input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary scripts into pages, which are executed when users access the affected page.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user viewing the page.

Remediation

There is no known patch available for this vulnerability. Users are advised to review the vulnerability details and consider uninstalling the affected plugin.