CVE-2022-4788

The Embed PDF WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 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

EPSS

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 40th percentile

Published

2023-02-27

Updated

2025-03-11

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2a162365-5a86-423d-b7c4-55c9b4d8b024

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-47879
• CVE-2022-47880
• CVE-2022-47878
• CVE-2022-4789
• CVE-2022-47877
• CVE-2022-4790