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CVE-2023-0541

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 21, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The GS Books Showcase WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 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 WordPress components

  • GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress Plugin · gs-books-showcase
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 1.3.1
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown GS Books Showcase — Before 1.3.1
  • gsplugins gs_books_showcase — Before 1.3.1

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8453e587-cc8c-491a-af09-fc4ab215134b Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record