PT-2023-15449 · WordPress · Portfolio For Elementor

Lana Codes · Published 2023-01-30 · Updated 2025-04-23 · CVE-2022-4765

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 The Portfolio for Elementor WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.3.1

Description The issue concerns a lack of validation and escaping of 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 such as admins.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.3.1, update to version 2.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of shortcode attributes to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4765

Affected Products

Portfolio For Elementor

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a21dc4a3-a4f3-4619-b8a3-493a27e14ccb · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4765 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4765 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43130 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/116608 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/119574 · Telegram Post