PT-2023-14663 · WordPress · Compact Wp Audio Player

Lana Codes · Published 2023-01-23 · Updated 2023-01-30 · CVE-2022-4542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.9.8

Description The issue concerns the Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin, which does not properly validate and escape certain shortcode attributes before outputting them. This could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, potentially targeting high-privilege users such as administrators.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.9.8, update to version 1.9.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcode attributes until a patch is applied. Avoid using unvalidated and unescaped shortcode attributes in the affected plugin to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4542

Affected Products

Compact Wp Audio Player

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f0bef96f-dfe2-4988-adf8-e1bd493c5242 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4542 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4542 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43126 · Telegram Post