Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4479Table of Contents Plus < 2212 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Table of Contents Plus from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Table of Contents Plus WordPress plugin before 2212 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Table of Contents Plus | 0 – before 2212 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10f63d30-1b36-459b-80eb-509caaf5d377 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description