cve/2023/CVE-2023-0540.md

### [CVE-2023-0540](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-0540)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=GS%20Filterable%20Portfolio&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.6.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The GS Filterable Portfolio WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b35b3da2-468d-4fe5-bff6-812432197a38

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.