Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0366Loan Comparison < 1.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via shortcode
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Loan Comparison from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Loan Comparison WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 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
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Loan Comparison | 0 – before 1.5.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7d68b0df-7169-46b2-b8e3-4d0c2aa8d605 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description