CVE-2022-4761

The Post Views Count WordPress plugin through 3.0.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

CVSS v3.1

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

CVSS v3.1

6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 48th percentile

Published

2023-02-21

Updated

2025-03-12

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad163020-8b9c-42cb-a55f-b137b224bafb

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-4760
• CVE-2022-47615
• CVE-2022-4759
• CVE-2022-4762
• CVE-2022-4758
• CVE-2022-4763