Vulnerability · Published Jan 23, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4475Collapse-O-Matic < 1.8.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Collapse-O-Matic 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 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Collapse-O-Matic WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 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 admin.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Collapse-O-Matic | 0 – before 1.8.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3b5c377c-3148-4373-996c-89851d5e39e5 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description