XSS in Avirtum Imagelinks

CVE-2022-4393

The ImageLinks Interactive Image Builder for WordPress plugin through 1.5.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow users such as contributor+ to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Avirtum Imagelinks
  • Unknown Imagelinks Interactive Image Builder For Wordpress — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4393?
CVE-2022-4393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avirtum Imagelinks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-4393?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4393 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.