PT-2023-14747 · WordPress · Easy Testimonials

Lana Codes · Published 2023-02-06 · Updated 2025-03-26 · CVE-2022-4577

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Easy Testimonials WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.9.3

Description The issue concerns the failure to validate and escape 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 like admins.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.9.3, update to version 3.9.3 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

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4577

Affected Products

Easy Testimonials

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85d9fad7-ba3d-4140-ae05-46262d2643e6 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4577 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4577 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43714 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/116317 · Telegram Post