PT-2023-15483 · WordPress · Bootstrap Shortcodes

Lana Codes · Published 2023-02-21 · Updated 2025-03-12 · CVE-2022-4777

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 Bootstrap Shortcodes WordPress plugin versions 3.4.0 and earlier

Description The issue concerns the failure to validate and escape certain shortcode attributes, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This occurs when these attributes are outputted back in a page or post where the shortcode is embedded.

Recommendations For Bootstrap Shortcodes WordPress plugin versions 3.4.0 and earlier, update to a version later than 3.4.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of shortcodes by users with the contributor role and above until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4777

Affected Products

Bootstrap Shortcodes

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b4c53bef-e868-46f1-965d-720b5b9a931e · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4777 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4777 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/114466 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/58591 · Telegram Post