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CVE-2023-0442: Loan Comparison < 1.5.2 - Reflected XSS via shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

• Loan Comparison Project Loan Comparison: before 1.5.3 — fixed in 1.5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Loan Comparison Project Loan Comparison 1.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34d95d88-4114-4597-b4db-e9f5ef80d322
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34d95d88-4114-4597-b4db-e9f5ef80d322

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