CVE-2022-4673 Rate my Post – WP Rating System < 3.3.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the Rate my Post 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-2022-4673?
CVE-2022-4673 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Rate my Post, published on 23 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 Rate my Post WordPress plugin before 3.3.9 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4673?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blazzdev Rate My Post.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4673?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4673 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-2022-4673 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4673 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Rate my Post
- CVE-2023-51667 WordPress Rate my Post – WP Rating System plugin <= 3.4.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-32823 WordPress Rate My Post plugin <= 3.4.4 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-49765 WordPress Rate my Post – WP Rating System Plugin <= 3.4.1 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x9q-3f3x-4w22.