CVE-2022-4464 Themify Portfolio Post < 1.2.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, potentially compromising admin accounts in Themify Portfolio Post.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4464?
CVE-2022-4464 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Themify Portfolio Post, published on 16 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Themify Portfolio Post WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, which could be used against high privileged users such as admin.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4464?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themify Portfolio Post.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4464 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-2022-4464 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4464 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Themify Portfolio Post
- CVE-2023-0362 Themify Portfolio Post < 1.2.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2022-0200 Themify Portfolio Post < 1.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24129 Themify Portfolio Post < 1.1.6 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2022-32970 WordPress Themify Portfolio Post Plugin <= 1.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-237f-7hfc-5r9q.