PT-2023-14948 · WordPress · Hashbar

Lana Codes · Published 2023-01-23 · Updated 2023-01-30 · CVE-2022-4650

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 HashBar WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3.6

Description The issue concerns a lack of validation and escaping of one of the shortcode attributes in the HashBar WordPress plugin. This could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform a Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Recommendations For HashBar WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3.6, update to version 1.3.6 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

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4650

Affected Products

Hashbar

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b430fdaa-191a-429e-b6d2-479b32bb1075 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4650 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4650 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/56852 · Telegram Post