CVE-2022-4471

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None
Description
The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2022-4471
  • Assigner
  • contact@wpscan.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2023-02-13T15:15:16
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-05-02T10:15:09
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-79 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:yarpp:yet_another_related_posts_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* 1 OR 5.30.1
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c6cf792b-054c-4d77-bcae-3b700f42130b Exploit Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4471
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4471
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2023-04-17 07:36:55 Added to TrackCVE
2023-04-17 07:36:58 Weakness Enumeration new
2023-05-02 11:02:11 2023-05-02T10:15:09 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-05-02 11:02:11 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2023-05-02 11:02:13 The YARPP WordPress plugin through 5.30.1 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. The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks Description updated