Vulnerability in Essentialplugin Download Post Category Image With Grid And Slider
CVE-2022-4747
The Post Category Image With Grid and Slider WordPress plugin before 1.4.8 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: 0.007 (48.9th 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
- Essentialplugin Download_post_category_image_with_grid_and_slider
- Unknown Post Category Image With Grid And Slider — 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-2022-4747?
- CVE-2022-4747 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Essentialplugin Download Post Category Image With Grid And Slider, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4747?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4747 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.