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CVE-2022-4699
Published: Jan 30, 2023
Modified: Mar 27, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
The MediaElement.js WordPress plugin through 4.2.8 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 | MediaElement.js | affected 0 - <= 4.2.8 |
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e57f38d9-889a-4f82-b20d-3676ccf9c6f9
exploit
vdb-entry
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