CVE-2022-4674 Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder < 1.1.8.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.
- 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-2022-4674?
CVE-2022-4674 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Ibtana, published on 6 Feb 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 Ibtana WordPress plugin before 1.1.8.8 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-2022-4674?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vowelweb Ibtana.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4674?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4674 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-2022-4674 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4674 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Ibtana
- CVE-2024-8282 Cross-site scripting in Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder
- CVE-2023-6684 Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- CVE-2024-5541 Ibtana - WordPress Website Builder <= 1.2.3.3 - Unauthenticated reCAPTCHA Settings Update
- CVE-2021-25014 Ibtana < 1.1.4.9 - Subscriber+ Settings Update to Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jp8-9qj5-8cv3.