Vulnerability · Published Feb 13, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4830Paid Memberships Pro < 2.9.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Paid Memberships Pro from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 65.0% (higher than 99.3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)65.0%top 0.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin before 2.9.9 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 | Paid Memberships Pro | 0 – before 2.9.9 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ae103336-a411-4ebf-a5f0-2f35701e364c exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description