XSS in Sevenspark Shiftnav
CVE-2022-4627
The ShiftNav WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sevenspark Shiftnav
- Shiftnav — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/be9e8870-0682-441d-8955-d096d1346bd1 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4627?
- CVE-2022-4627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sevenspark Shiftnav, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4627?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4627 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.