GS Filterable Portfolio < 1.6.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00457 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed GS Filterable Portfolio (Unknown): 1.6.1
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 | GS Filterable Portfolio | before 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- GS Filterable Portfolio VendorUnknown Affected before 1.6.1 Fixed in 1.6.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gsplugins:gs_filterable_portfolio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.6.1 | Vulnerable | GS Plugins |
- cpe:2.3:a:gsplugins:gs_filterable_portfolio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·GS Plugins
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GS Filterable Portfolio (Unknown) Fixed in 1.6.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0540
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6pp9-jxr4-jhff
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-0540 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0540 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6pp9-jxr4-jhff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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