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CVE-2022-4562

Meks Flexible Shortcodes < 1.3.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.5%

The Meks Flexible Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 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
Meks Flexible Shortcodes
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
CVSS v3.1 CNA
4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 44th percentile
Published
2023-02-13
Updated
2025-03-20

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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