CVE-2022-4775 - GeoDirectory < 2.2.22 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

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MEDIUM

GeoDirectory < 2.2.22 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Published Jan 23, 2023

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.47%

Description

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.2.22 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 GeoDirectory Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <2.2.22

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

GeoDirectory

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<2.2.22

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ab3fc58-7d1c-4bcd-8bbd-86c62a3f979c
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ab3fc58-7d1c-4bcd-8bbd-86c62a3f979c		exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner WPScan

Published Jan 23, 2023

Updated Apr 3, 2025

Reserved Dec 28, 2022

Link CVE-2022-4775

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Apr 2, 2025

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2022-4775

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2022-4775