CVE-2022-4824
WP Blog and Widget < 2.3.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Feb 6, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 29, 2022
Description
The WP Blog and Widgets WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WP Blog and WidgetsUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9af8e425-c477-4e2b-9445-70ffb769f3f0exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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