Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4196Multi Step Form < 1.7.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Multi Step Form from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Multi Step Form WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its form fields, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Multi Step Form | 0 – before 1.7.8 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dfbc61ef-3fe4-4bab-904a-480b073d4e88 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description