CVE-2022-4788 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Embed PDF WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 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

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 0.00119.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Embed Pdf Project	Embed Pdf

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:embed_pdf_project:embed_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-52084	The Embed PDF WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 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

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2a162365-5a86-423d-b7c4-55c9b4d8b024

History

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-79
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-27T15:24:34.916Z

Updated: 2025-03-11T02:54:58.108Z

Reserved: 2022-12-28T10:10:44.392Z

Link: CVE-2022-4788

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:48:40.473Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-27T16:15:11.337

Modified: 2025-03-11T03:15:36.760

Link: CVE-2022-4788

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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