Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4330WP Attachments < 5.0.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WP Attachments from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP Attachments WordPress plugin before 5.0.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Attachments | 0 – before 5.0.6 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d3c39e17-1dc3-4275-97d8-543ca7226772 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description