Open Redirect in Accesspressthemes Frontend Post WordPress Plugin
CVE-2022-4946
The Frontend Post WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin through 2.8.4 does not validate an attribute of one of its shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to add a malicious shortcode to a page/post, which will redirect users to an arbitrary domain.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
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: 0.004 (35.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Accesspressthemes Frontend Post WordPress Plugin
- Frontend Post WordPress Plugin — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/6e222018-a3e0-4af0-846c-6f00b67dfbc0 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4946?
- CVE-2022-4946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accesspressthemes Frontend Post WordPress Plugin, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4946?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4946 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.