CVE-2023-0097 (GCVE-0-2023-0097)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-30 20:31 – Updated: 2025-03-27 19:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts < 2.4.19 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Summary
The Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts WordPress plugin before 2.4.19 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-27 19:22 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19379f08-d667-4b… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts |
Affected:
0 , < 2.4.19
(custom)
|
guessed |
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