CVE-2022-4477 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-4477?

CVE-2022-4477 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-4477?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Smashballoon Smash Balloon Social Post Feed.

Vulnerability Description

The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.1.6 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.

CVSS Score

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Smashballoon	Smash Balloon Social Post Feed	< 4.1.6

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c32a4c58-9f2b-4afa-9a21-4b4a5c4c4c41ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c32a4c58-9f2b-4afa-9a21-4b4a5c4c4c41ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-4477?

CVE-2022-4477 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.1.6 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a ...

How severe is CVE-2022-4477?

CVE-2022-4477 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-4477?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Smashballoon Smash Balloon Social Post Feed.