CVE-2022-4491 WP Table Reloaded <= 1.9.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, potentially compromising admin accounts in WP-Table Reloaded.
- 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-2022-4491?
CVE-2022-4491 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP-Table Reloaded, published on 9 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
The WP-Table Reloaded WordPress plugin through 1.9.4 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 privilege users such as admins.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4491?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Table Reloaded Project Wp-Table Reloaded.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4491 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-2022-4491 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4491 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP-Table Reloaded
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f6x7-q479-7278.