Vulnerability · Published Feb 13, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4682Lightbox Gallery < 0.9.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Lightbox Gallery from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Lightbox Gallery WordPress plugin before 0.9.5 does not validate and escape some 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 | Lightbox Gallery | 0 – before 0.9.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fc92954-20cf-4563-806e-e7a8e5ccfc72 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description