CVE-2022-4761 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Post Views Count WordPress plugin up to version 3.0.2. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor roles or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages or posts due to insufficient validation of shortcode attributes. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), successful exploitation requires user interaction and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:post_views_count_project:post_views_count:*:*:*:*:*: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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