CVE-2022-4785 - Download Video Sidebar Widgets <= 6.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

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MEDIUM

Download Video Sidebar Widgets <= 6.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Published Feb 21, 2023

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.47%

Description

The Video Sidebar Widgets WordPress plugin through 6.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product Video Sidebar Widgets Default
affected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.1

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

Video Sidebar Widgets

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<=6.1

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/61873267-9f4f-4be5-bad6-95229ad54b99
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/61873267-9f4f-4be5-bad6-95229ad54b99		exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner WPScan

Published Feb 21, 2023

Updated Mar 14, 2025

Reserved Dec 28, 2022

Link CVE-2022-4785

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Mar 14, 2025

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2022-4785

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2022-4785