CVE-2022-4655 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the Welcart e-Commerce plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2022-4655?
CVE-2022-4655 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Welcart e-Commerce, 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
The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not validate and escapes one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform a Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4655?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Welcart Welcart E-Commerce.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4655 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-2022-4655 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4655 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Welcart e-Commerce
- CVE-2023-5952 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2024-42404 SQL injection in Welcart e-Commerce
- CVE-2023-5953 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-43610 SQL injection in Welcart e-Commerce
- CVE-2022-4237 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.6 - Subscriber+ PHAR Deserialisation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvc8-26f6-r55r.