CVE-2022-4714 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WP Dark Mode WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 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

Published: 2023-02-21

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Dark Mode

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.0.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wppool:wp_dark_mode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-52026	The WP Dark Mode WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00295.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/61b475f1-bbfb-4450-a3b2-b8caf5df2340

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wppool Wp Dark Mode

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-21T08:51:04.598Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T16:11:27.958Z

Reserved: 2022-12-23T20:35:58.711Z

Link: CVE-2022-4714

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:48:40.301Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-21T09:15:11.030

Modified: 2025-05-05T16:15:23.133

Link: CVE-2022-4714

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

No weakness.

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