CVE-2022-3983 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Checkout for PayPal WordPress plugin prior to version 1.0.14, specifically affecting the noorsplugin checkout_for_paypal component. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges to inject malicious scripts due to improper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes, potentially leading to client-side attacks. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:noorsplugin:checkout_for_paypal:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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