Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0539GS Insever Portfolio < 1.4.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in GS Insever Portfolio 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 NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | GS Insever Portfolio | 0 – before 1.4.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4b6a83a-6394-4dfc-8bb3-4982867dab7d exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description