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CVE-2022-4562
Published: Feb 13, 2023
Modified: Mar 20, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
The Meks Flexible Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 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 | Meks Flexible Shortcodes | affected 0 - < 1.3.5 |
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2013d79b-e9f6-4a5a-b421-e840a3bae063
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