CVE-2022-4716 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Popups WordPress plugin prior to version 2.1.4.8, affecting timersys wp_popups. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient validation and escaping of shortcode attributes, potentially impacting high-privilege users like administrators. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:timersys:wp_popups:*:*:*:*:*: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.