CVE-2022-4562 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Meks Flexible Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00432.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Mekshq	Meks Flexible Shortcodes

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mekshq:meks_flexible_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-51897	The Meks Flexible Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2013d79b-e9f6-4a5a-b421-e840a3bae063

History

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-13T14:32:34.136Z

Updated: 2025-03-20T20:44:31.746Z

Reserved: 2022-12-16T14:56:15.520Z

Link: CVE-2022-4562

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:41:45.613Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-13T15:15:17.737

Modified: 2025-03-20T21:15:15.073

Link: CVE-2022-4562

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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