CVE-2022-4473 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Widget Shortcode WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 0.3.5. 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 it can be exploited over a network with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:widget_shortcode_project:widget_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*: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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