MEDIUM
Meks Flexible Shortcodes < 1.3.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Published Feb 13, 2023
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.54%
Description
The Meks Flexible Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Meks Flexible Shortcodes Defaultunaffected
Affected
- ≥ 0, < 1.3.5
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Meks Flexible Shortcodes | unaffected | Affected
|
- < 1.3.5
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-51897 Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2013d79b-e9f6-4a5a-b421-e840a3bae063 exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-51897 | Advisory | |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2013d79b-e9f6-4a5a-b421-e840a3bae063 | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner WPScan
Published Feb 13, 2023
Updated Mar 20, 2025
Reserved Dec 16, 2022
Link CVE-2022-4562
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Mar 20, 2025
Red Hat
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GitHub
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