CVE-2022-4651 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Justified Gallery WordPress plugin prior to version 1.7.1. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient validation of a shortcode attribute. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the victim's browser. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:justified_gallery_project:justified_gallery:*:*:*:*:*: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.