Stored XSS via unescaped shortcode attributes
Published Jan 23, 2023 · Updated Apr 2, 2025
Stored XSS in GS Plugins GS Logo Slider before 3.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through shortcode attributes. The gs_logo shortcode renders its id attribute into page markup without validating or escaping attacker-controlled attribute content. Contributor-level access is sufficient, and the stored script executes in the browser of a user who visits the injected page, including an administrator.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in GS Plugins GS Logo Slider before 3.3.8 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through shortcode attributes. The gs_logo shortcode renders its id attribute into page markup without validating or escaping attacker-controlled attribute content. Contributor-level access is sufficient, and the stored script executes in the browser of a user who visits the injected page, including an administrator.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4624
- Published
- Jan 23, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Vendor
- GS Plugins
- Product
- GS Logo Slider
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.3.8
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Public exploit references
- gs_logo shortcode attribute proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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