PT-2023-14946 · WordPress · Wp Extended Search

Lana Codes · Published 2023-01-30 · Updated 2025-03-28 · CVE-2022-4649

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 WP Extended Search WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.1.2

Description The issue allows users with a role as low as contributor to perform a Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack due to the lack of validation and escaping of one of its shortcode attributes.

Recommendations For WP Extended Search WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.1.2, update to version 2.1.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcode attribute until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4649

Affected Products

Wp Extended Search

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d9ba176-97be-4b6b-9cf1-6c3047321a1e · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4649 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4649 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/116745 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43739 · Telegram Post