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CVE-2022-4651:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-4651 affects the Justified Gallery WordPress plugin versions before 1.7.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 3, 2023, and impacts WordPress installations using the affected plugin versions (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue caused by insufficient validation and escaping of shortcode attributes in the plugin. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium) and is classified under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). The vulnerability can be exploited through the plugin's shortcode functionality (WPScan).
Impact
Users with privileges as low as contributor can exploit this vulnerability to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This could potentially allow attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code that executes in other users' browsers when viewing affected content (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.7.1 of the Justified Gallery 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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