CVE-2022-4655 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin prior to version 2.8.9. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient validation and escaping of a shortcode attribute. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:welcart:welcart_e-commerce:*:*:*:*:*: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.