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CVE-2022-4661:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-4661 is a security vulnerability affecting the Widgets for WooCommerce Products on Elementor WordPress plugin versions before 1.0.8. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on December 21, 2022, by security researcher Lana Codes (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes before they are output back in pages or posts where the shortcode is embedded. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow users with contributor-level privileges or higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The successful exploitation could lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code in users' browsers who view the affected pages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.8 of the Widgets for WooCommerce Products on Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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