CVE-2022-4649 - WP Extended Search < 2.1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

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MEDIUM

WP Extended Search < 2.1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Published Jan 30, 2023

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.48%

Description

The WP Extended Search WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product WP Extended Search Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <2.1.2

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

WP Extended Search

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<2.1.2

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d9ba176-97be-4b6b-9cf1-6c3047321a1e
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d9ba176-97be-4b6b-9cf1-6c3047321a1e		exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner WPScan

Published Jan 30, 2023

Updated Mar 28, 2025

Reserved Dec 22, 2022

Link CVE-2022-4649

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Mar 28, 2025

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2022-4649

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2022-4649