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CVE-2022-4682:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-4682 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WordPress Lightbox Gallery plugin versions below 0.9.5. The vulnerability was discovered by Lana Codes and was publicly disclosed on January 18, 2023 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly validate and escape shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page or post where the shortcode is embedded. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity) and is classified under CWE-79. It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow users with contributor privileges or higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. When successfully exploited, attackers can inject malicious JavaScript code that executes in visitors' browsers when viewing affected pages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 0.9.5 of the Lightbox Gallery 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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