VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-4649
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.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- 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
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- wp extended search project/wp extended search
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d9ba176-97be-4b6b-9cf1-6c3047321a1eExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d9ba176-97be-4b6b-9cf1-6c3047321a1eExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.