CVE-2022-4761
Post Views Count <= 3.0.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.8 Medium
- Published
- Feb 21, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 12, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 27, 2022
Description
The Post Views Count WordPress plugin through 3.0.2 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
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Post Views Count (Support caching plugins!)Unknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad163020-8b9c-42cb-a55f-b137b224bafbexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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