CVE-2023-0369 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The GoToWP WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 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.

Published: 2023-03-20

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

GoToWP

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 5.1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gotowp:gotowp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12430	The GoToWP WordPress plugin through 5.1.1 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.

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 Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00198.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/351f31e0-cd13-4079-8fd1-447f319133c9

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-79

Subscriptions

Gotowp Gotowp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-03-20T15:52:11.669Z

Updated: 2025-02-26T14:41:57.819Z

Reserved: 2023-01-18T07:07:35.501Z

Link: CVE-2023-0369

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:10:55.623Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-20T16:15:12.223

Modified: 2025-02-26T15:15:18.493

Link: CVE-2023-0369

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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