Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4831Custom User Profile Fields for User Registration & Member Frontend Profiles with Paid Memberships Pro < 1.8.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Custom User Profile Fields for User Registration & Member Frontend Profiles with Paid Memberships Pro 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 53.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Custom User Profile Fields for User Registration WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 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 admins.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Custom User Profile Fields for User Registration & Member Frontend Profiles with Paid Memberships Pro | 0 – before 1.8.1 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/872fc8e6-4035-4e5a-9f30-16c482c48c7c exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description