Loan Comparison < 1.5.2 - Reflected XSS via shortcode
Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Loan Comparison WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not validate and escape some of its query parameters before outputting them back in a page/post via an embedded shortcode, which could allow an attacker to inject javascript into into the site via a crafted URL.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00486 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Loan Comparison (Unknown): 1.5.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Loan Comparison | before 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Loan Comparison VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.3 Fixed in 1.5.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:loan_comparison_project:loan_comparison:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | Loan Comparison Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:loan_comparison_project:loan_comparison:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Loan Comparison Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Loan Comparison (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Loan Comparison 1.5.3
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-00350 Loan Comparison < 1.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via shortcodePriority MEDIUM 58
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0442
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-545v-3hf5-cppv
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-0442 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0442 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-545v-3hf5-cppv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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