CVE-2022-4481

Mesmerize Companion < 1.6.135 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

The Mesmerize Companion WordPress plugin before 1.6.135 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.

Affected

Mesmerize Companion

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 46th percentile

Published

2023-01-16

Updated

2025-04-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9dc9d377-635d-4d4f-9916-33bcedbba6f0

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry