CVE-2023-0540 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The GS Filterable Portfolio WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 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 0.00119.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Gsplugins	Gs Filterable Portfolio

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gsplugins:gs_filterable_portfolio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12585	The GS Filterable Portfolio WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b35b3da2-468d-4fe5-bff6-812432197a38

History

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-79
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-21T08:50:58.166Z

Updated: 2025-03-13T19:47:10.611Z

Reserved: 2023-01-27T12:24:18.146Z

Link: CVE-2023-0540

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:17:49.786Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-21T09:15:13.187

Modified: 2025-03-13T20:15:14.503

Link: CVE-2023-0540

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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