Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4761Post Views Count <= 3.0.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Post Views Count (Support caching plugins!) 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 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Post Views Count WordPress plugin through 3.0.2 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 | Post Views Count (Support caching plugins!) | 0 – through 3.0.2 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad163020-8b9c-42cb-a55f-b137b224bafb exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description