6.4

CVE-2023-0492: gsplugins gs_products_slider Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 21-02-2023Last modified 14-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-0492 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in gsplugins gs_products_slider. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 21-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.46% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Gsplugins1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • gs-woocommerce-products-slider≤ 1.5.8 (fixed in 1.5.9)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links