PT-2023-14961 · WordPress · Rssimport

Lana Codes · CVE-2022-4658 · Published 2023-01-16 · Updated 2023-01-24

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 RSSImport WordPress plugin versions through 4.6.1

Description The issue is related to the RSSImport WordPress plugin, which does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes. This could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform a Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Recommendations For RSSImport WordPress plugin versions through 4.6.1, update to a version higher than 4.6.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcode attribute to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4658

Affected Products

Rssimport

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7a17eb9-2811-45ba-bab3-f53b2fa7d051 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4658 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4658 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/56556 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42096 · Telegram Post