CVE-2023-0231 ShopLentor < 2.5.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unescaped block options in ShopLentor, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0231?
CVE-2023-0231 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown ShopLentor, published on 21 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ShopLentor WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0231?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hasthemes Shoplentor.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-0231 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0231 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown ShopLentor
- CVE-2025-12493 ShopLentor <= 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated Local PHP File Inclusion via 'load_template'
- CVE-2023-0232 ShopLentor < 2.5.4 - PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2024-4566 ShopLentor <= 2.8.8 - Missing Authorization to WordPress Option Modification
- CVE-2025-58990 WordPress ShopLentor Plugin <= 3.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-3775 Server-side request forgery in ShopLentor – All-in-One WooCommerce Growth & Store Enhancement Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmwq-whw7-gm6q.