CVE-2022-4649 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Extended Search WordPress plugin prior to version 2.1.2. This flaw allows authenticated users, even those with contributor-level privileges, to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient validation and escaping of a shortcode attribute. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp_extended_search_project:wp_extended_search:*:*:*:*:*: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.