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CVE-2022-4473
Published: Feb 13, 2023
Modified: Mar 21, 2025
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Unknown | Widget Shortcode | affected 0 - <= 0.3.5 |
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5117b2e9-75b5-459a-b22a-b0e1b0744bd3
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