Vulnerability in Shapedplugin Real Testimonials
CVE-2022-4648
The Real Testimonials WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 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.
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
- Shapedplugin Real_testimonials
- Unknown Real Testimonials — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4648?
- CVE-2022-4648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shapedplugin Real Testimonials, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4648?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4648 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.