PT-2023-15697 · WordPress · Store Locator

Lana Codes · Published 2023-01-23 · Updated 2023-02-01 · CVE-2022-4832

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 Store Locator WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.4.9

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 such as admins.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.9, update to version 1.4.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcode attributes until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4832

Affected Products

Store Locator

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/735a33e1-63fb-4f17-812c-3e68709b5c2c · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4832 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4832 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43280 · Telegram Post