SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-4781

The Accordion Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 2.4.2 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 0.47%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The Accordion Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 2.4.2 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
0.47% probability · 39th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
accordion shortcodes project/accordion shortcodes
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.