Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4749Posts List Designer by Category < 3.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Posts List Designer by Category 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 59.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Posts List Designer by Category WordPress plugin before 3.2 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 | Posts List Designer by Category | 0 – before 3.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8afc3b2a-81e5-4b6f-8f4c-c48492843569 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description