Vulnerability · Published Feb 6, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4826Simple Tooltips < 2.1.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Simple Tooltips 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 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Simple Tooltips WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 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 | Simple Tooltips | 0 – before 2.1.4 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59fa32d2-aa66-4980-9ee5-0a7513f3a2b0 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description