Description
The Bootstrap Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 3.4.0 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
Published: 2023-02-21
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52073 The Bootstrap Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 3.4.0 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
History

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Subscriptions

Bootstrap Shortcodes Project Bootstrap Shortcodes
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-12T15:27:24.628Z

Reserved: 2022-12-28T04:18:21.350Z

Link: CVE-2022-4777

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:48:40.437Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-21T09:15:11.467

Modified: 2025-03-12T16:15:18.287

Link: CVE-2022-4777

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses