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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-4623
CVE-2022-4623:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-4623 affects the ND Shortcodes WordPress plugin versions below 7.0. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on June 12, 2023, and involves a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that affects users with contributor role and above (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly validate and escape numerous shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embedded. This vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium) and is classified as CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor privileges or higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This could potentially lead to the execution of malicious JavaScript code in users' browsers who view the affected pages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 7.0 of the ND Shortcodes plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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