Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4648Real Testimonials < 2.6.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Real Testimonials 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)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Real Testimonials WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 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 | Real Testimonials | 0 – before 2.6.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9bbfb664-5b83-452b-82bb-562a1e18eb65 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description