CVE-2022-4829 - Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand < 1.3.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

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MEDIUM

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand < 1.3.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Published Feb 27, 2023

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.49%

Description

The Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 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 Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <1.3.0

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

Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<1.3.0

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/57e528ce-ec8c-4734-8903-926be36f91e7
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/57e528ce-ec8c-4734-8903-926be36f91e7		exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner WPScan

Published Feb 27, 2023

Updated Mar 10, 2025

Reserved Dec 29, 2022

Link CVE-2022-4829

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Mar 10, 2025

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2022-4829

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2022-4829