CVE-2022-4826 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-4826?

CVE-2022-4826 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-2022-4826?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Simple Tooltips Project Simple Tooltips.

Vulnerability Description

The Simple Tooltips WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 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

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
Simple Tooltips Project	Simple Tooltips	< 2.1.4

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59fa32d2-aa66-4980-9ee5-0a7513f3a2b0ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59fa32d2-aa66-4980-9ee5-0a7513f3a2b0ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-4826?

CVE-2022-4826 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). The Simple Tooltips WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 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 all...

How severe is CVE-2022-4826?

CVE-2022-4826 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-2022-4826?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Simple Tooltips Project Simple Tooltips.