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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-4716
CVE-2022-4716:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP Popups WordPress plugin before version 2.1.4.8 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-4716. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on December 28, 2022. This security issue affects the WP Popups Lite plugin for WordPress installations (WPScan, CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes before they are output back to the page. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 6.8 (medium severity). The issue is classified under CWE-79 and falls into the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).
Impact
Users with privileges as low as contributor can exploit this vulnerability to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high-privilege users such as administrators. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed with administrator privileges (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.1.4.8 of the WP Popups 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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