Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-4473
CVE-2022-4473
Description
The Widget Shortcode WordPress plugin through 0.3.5 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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=0.3.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/5117b2e9-75b5-459a-b22a-b0e1b0744bd3nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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