VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-4477
The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.1.6 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored…
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.1.6 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- smashballoon/smash balloon social post feed
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c32a4c58-9f2b-4afa-9a21-4b4a5c4c4c41Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c32a4c58-9f2b-4afa-9a21-4b4a5c4c4c41Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.