CVE-2022-4788 Embed PDF <= 1.0.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the Embed PDF plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- 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-2022-4788?
CVE-2022-4788 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Embed PDF, published on 27 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 Embed PDF WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 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
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4788?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Embed Pdf Project Embed Pdf.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4788?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4788 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-2022-4788 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4788 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9w7p-8933-f5gq.