CVE-2022-4699 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the MediaElement.js WordPress plugin up to version 4.2.8. This flaw allows authenticated users, even those with low-privilege roles like contributors, 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, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited impact on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediaelementjs:mediaelement.js:*:*:*:*:*: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.