Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4787Themify Shortcodes < 2.0.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Themify Shortcodes 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
Themify Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Themify Shortcodes | 0 – before 2.0.8 |
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/2ab59972-ccfd-48f6-b879-58fb38823ca5 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description