CVE-2022-4825
The WP-ShowHide WordPress plugin before 1.05 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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The WP-ShowHide WordPress plugin before 1.05 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.
- 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
- 0.57% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- download wp-showhide project/download wp-showhide
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2758983-d3a7-4718-b5b8-30169df6780aExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2758983-d3a7-4718-b5b8-30169df6780aExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.