CVE-2022-4793

Blog Designer – Post and Widget < 2.4.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

The Blog Designer WordPress plugin before 2.4.1 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected

Blog Designer

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

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, 49th percentile

Published

2023-01-30

Updated

2025-03-27

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/00c34ba8-b82e-4bb9-90b1-1afefae75948

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry