CVE-2022-4824 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-4824?

CVE-2022-4824 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-2022-4824?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Essentialplugin Wp Blog And Widget.

Vulnerability 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.

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
Essentialplugin	Wp Blog And Widget	< 2.3.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9af8e425-c477-4e2b-9445-70ffb769f3f0ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9af8e425-c477-4e2b-9445-70ffb769f3f0ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-4824?

CVE-2022-4824 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2022-4824?

CVE-2022-4824 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-2022-4824?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Essentialplugin Wp Blog And Widget.