CVE-2022-4576 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Easy Bootstrap Shortcode WordPress plugin through 4.5.4 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 Changed

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 0.00137.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Easy Bootstrap Shortcode Project	Easy Bootstrap Shortcode

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:easy_bootstrap_shortcode_project:easy_bootstrap_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-51909	The Easy Bootstrap Shortcode WordPress plugin through 4.5.4 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/0d679e0e-891b-44f1-ac7f-a766e12956e0

History

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-01-23T14:31:32.493Z

Updated: 2025-04-02T15:51:42.409Z

Reserved: 2022-12-16T21:27:41.182Z

Link: CVE-2022-4576

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:41:45.877Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-23T15:15:15.347

Modified: 2025-04-02T16:15:25.780

Link: CVE-2022-4576

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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