Vulnerability · Published Jul 4, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4623ND Shortcodes < 7.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcodes
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ND Shortcodes from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The ND Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not validate and escape numerous of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | ND Shortcodes | 0 – before 7.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1b3201da-f254-406f-9b4a-cd5025b6b03d exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description