CVE-2022-4673 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Rate my Post WordPress plugin before 3.3.9 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.

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 0.00149.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Blazzdev	Rate My Post

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:blazzdev:rate_my_post:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-51997	The Rate my Post WordPress plugin before 3.3.9 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff

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: 2023-01-23T14:31:30.667Z

Updated: 2025-04-02T15:18:26.439Z

Reserved: 2022-12-23T03:24:06.671Z

Link: CVE-2022-4673

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:48:39.844Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-23T15:15:16.050

Modified: 2025-04-02T16:15:28.090

Link: CVE-2022-4673

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2022-4673", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateReserved": "2022-12-23T03:24:06.671Z", "datePublished": "2023-01-23T14:31:30.667Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-02T15:18:26.439Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2023-01-23T14:31:30.667Z"}, "title": "Rate my Post \u2013 WP Rating System < 3.3.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Rate my Post", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "versionType": "custom", "version": "0", "lessThan": "3.3.9"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Rate my Post WordPress plugin before 3.3.9 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."}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Lana Codes", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "WPScan", "type": "coordinator"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T01:48:39.844Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description", "x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.4, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-04-02T15:15:37.039486Z", "id": "CVE-2022-4673", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-02T15:18:26.439Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description", "x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T01:48:39.844Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.4, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2022-4673", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-04-02T15:15:37.039486Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-02T15:16:06.013Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "Rate my Post \u2013 WP Rating System < 3.3.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode", "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Lana Codes"}, {"lang": "en", "type": "coordinator", "value": "WPScan"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Rate my Post", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "3.3.9", "versionType": "custom"}], "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins", "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Rate my Post WordPress plugin before 3.3.9 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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2023-01-23T14:31:30.667Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2022-4673", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-02T15:18:26.439Z", "dateReserved": "2022-12-23T03:24:06.671Z", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "datePublished": "2023-01-23T14:31:30.667Z", "assignerShortName": "WPScan"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:blazzdev:rate_my_post:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "1D13F924-CC88-4B1F-9AA4-5CF6A6CC65D9", "versionEndExcluding": "3.3.9", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Rate my Post WordPress plugin before 3.3.9 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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El complemento Rate my Post de WordPress anterior a 3.3.9 no valida ni escapa uno de sus atributos de c\u00f3digo corto, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a los usuarios con un rol tan bajo como colaborador realizar un ataque de cross-site scripting almacenado."}], "id": "CVE-2022-4673", "lastModified": "2025-04-02T16:15:28.090", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.3, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.3, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2023-01-23T15:15:16.050", "references": [{"source": "contact@wpscan.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff"}], "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified"}