CVE-2022-4699 - MediaElement.js – HTML5 Video & Audio Player <= 4.2.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode · CoreCVE

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MEDIUM

MediaElement.js – HTML5 Video & Audio Player <= 4.2.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Published Jan 30, 2023

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.53%

Description

The MediaElement.js WordPress plugin through 4.2.8 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 MediaElement.js Default
affected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=4.2.8

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

MediaElement.js

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<=4.2.8

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e57f38d9-889a-4f82-b20d-3676ccf9c6f9
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e57f38d9-889a-4f82-b20d-3676ccf9c6f9		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 27, 2025

Reserved Dec 23, 2022

Link CVE-2022-4699

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Mar 27, 2025

Status Analyzed

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2022-4699

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2022-4699