CVE-2023-0539 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The GS Insever Portfolio WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 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 0.00152.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Gsplugins	Gs Insever Portfolio

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gsplugins:gs_insever_portfolio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12584	The GS Insever Portfolio WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4b6a83a-6394-4dfc-8bb3-4982867dab7d

History

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-27T15:24:35.760Z

Updated: 2025-03-11T02:53:55.915Z

Reserved: 2023-01-27T12:24:13.590Z

Link: CVE-2023-0539

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:17:49.678Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-27T16:15:12.383

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:37:22.190

Link: CVE-2023-0539

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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