cve/2023/CVE-2023-0542.md

### [CVE-2023-0542](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-0542)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Custom%20Post%20Type%20List%20Shortcode&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Custom Post Type List Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.4.4 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/17de2f77-3e6c-4c22-9196-6e5577ee7fcf

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