Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0492GS Products Slider for WooCommerce < 1.5.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in GS Products Slider for WooCommerce 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 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The GS Products Slider for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.5.9 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 | GS Products Slider for WooCommerce | 0 – before 1.5.9 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ea3b129d-32d8-40e3-b1af-8b92a760db23 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description