XSS in Essentialplugin Wp Blog And Widget
CVE-2022-4824
The WP Blog and Widgets WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 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: 0.006 (49.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Essentialplugin Wp Blog And Widget
- Wp Blog And Widgets — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/9af8e425-c477-4e2b-9445-70ffb769f3f0 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4824?
- CVE-2022-4824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Essentialplugin Wp Blog And Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4824?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4824 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.