Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4837CPO Companion < 1.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in CPO Companion 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 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The CPO Companion WordPress plugin before 1.1.0 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 | CPO Companion | 0 – before 1.1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41abeacb-ef3e-4621-89bb-df0f2eb617da exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description