CVE-2022-4706 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Genesis Columns Advanced WordPress plugin prior to version 2.0.4. 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 medium severity CVSS score of 5.4, indicating that an attacker could exploit it over a network with low complexity, requiring user interaction, to achieve partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:genesis_columns_advanced_project:genesis_columns_advanced:*:*:*:*:*: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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