Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3983Checkout for PayPal < 1.0.14 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Checkout for PayPal 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 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Checkout for PayPal WordPress plugin before 1.0.14 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
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Checkout for PayPal | 0 – before 1.0.14 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0b48bbd6-7c77-44b8-a5d6-34e4a0747cf1 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description