CVE-2023-0492 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GS Products Slider for WooCommerce WordPress plugin prior to version 1.5.9. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts due to improper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential for low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gsplugins:gs_products_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.