Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2022-4649WP Extended Search < 2.1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in WP Extended Search 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 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP Extended Search WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	WP Extended Search	0 – before 2.1.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d9ba176-97be-4b6b-9cf1-6c3047321a1e exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description