CVE-2023-0378 Greenshift < 5.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unescaped block options in the Greenshift WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0378?
CVE-2023-0378 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Greenshift, published on 21 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Greenshift WordPress plugin before 5.0 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0378?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpsoul Greenshift.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0378?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0378 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-2023-0378 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0378 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Greenshift
- CVE-2023-6636 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks <= 7.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2025-30873 WordPress Greenshift plugin <= 11.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-44005 WordPress Greenshift plugin <= 9.3.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-35765 WordPress Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks plugin <= 8.8.9.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-22707 WordPress Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks Plugin <= 4.9.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqp7-82rq-x5hr.