PT-2023-15679 · WordPress · Paid Memberships Pro

Lana Codes · CVE-2022-4830 · Published 2023-02-13 · Updated 2024-10-01

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.9.9

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 like admins.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.9.9, update to version 2.9.9 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-2022-4830

Affected Products

Paid Memberships Pro

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4830.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ae103336-a411-4ebf-a5f0-2f35701e364c · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4830 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4830 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44235 · Telegram Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96720 · Telegram Post