PT-2023-14531 · WordPress · Widgets For Google Reviews

Lana Codes · Published 2023-01-30 · Updated 2025-03-27 · CVE-2022-4470

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Widgets for Google Reviews WordPress plugin versions prior to 9.8

Description The issue concerns a lack of validation and escaping of certain shortcode attributes, which can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Users with a role as low as contributor can exploit this, potentially targeting high-privilege users such as admins.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.8, update to version 9.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcode attributes until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4470

Affected Products

Widgets For Google Reviews

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7c4e51b3-87ef-4afc-ab53-9a9bbdcfc9d7 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4470 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43133 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/116514 · Telegram Post