CVE-2022-4453 3D FlipBook <= 1.13.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, potentially compromising administrator accounts in the 3D FlipBook plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4453?
CVE-2022-4453 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown 3D FlipBook, published on 16 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The 3D FlipBook WordPress plugin through 1.13.2 does not validate or 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 against high privilege users like administrators.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4453?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 3dflipbook 3d Flipbook.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4453?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-4453 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4453 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown 3D FlipBook
- CVE-2025-5289 Cross-site scripting in 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery
- CVE-2024-3883 3D FlipBook <= 1.15.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scritping via Bookmark URL
- CVE-2024-1081 3D FlipBook – PDF Flipbook WordPress <= 1.15.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Bookmarks
- CVE-2023-6776 3D Flipbook <= 1.15.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting via Ready Function
- CVE-2024-43152 WordPress 3D FlipBook plugin <= 1.15.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9r6q-f96q-7hq4.