CVE-2022-4682 Lightbox Gallery < 0.9.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the Lightbox Gallery plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4682?
CVE-2022-4682 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Lightbox Gallery, published on 13 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Lightbox Gallery WordPress plugin before 0.9.5 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4682?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpgogo Lightbox-Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4682?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4682 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-2022-4682 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4682 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-449p-v9gc-4xv4.