CVE-2022-4479

The Table of Contents Plus WordPress plugin before 2212 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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10f63d30-1b36-459b-80eb-509caaf5d377	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10f63d30-1b36-459b-80eb-509caaf5d377	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:dublue:table_of_contents_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-09 23:15

Updated : 2025-04-09 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4479

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4479

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4479

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dublue

table_of_contents_plus

CWE

No CWE.

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