Vulnerability · Published Feb 13, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4488Widgets on Pages < 1.8.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Widgets on Pages from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Widgets on Pages WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 does not validate and escape 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 | Widgets on Pages | 0 – before 1.8.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e52c18a9-550a-40b1-a413-0e06e5b4aabc exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description