CVE-2022-4458 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the amr shortcode any widget WordPress plugin through version 4.0. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges to inject malicious scripts into web pages due to insufficient validation and escaping of shortcode attributes. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, primarily targeting high-privilege users like administrators. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amr_shortcode_any_widget_project:amr_shortcode_any_widget:*:*:*:*:*: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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.