Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2023· Updated Mar 26, 2025
WP Blog and Widget < 2.3.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
CVE-2022-4824
Description
The WP Blog and Widgets WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 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- WordPress/WP Blog and Widgetsdescription
- Range: <2.3.1
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References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/9af8e425-c477-4e2b-9445-70ffb769f3f0mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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