CVE-2022-4790 WP Google My Business Auto Publish < 3.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the WP Google My Business Auto Publish plugin, leading to stored XSS.

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-2022-4790?

CVE-2022-4790 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Google My Business Auto Publish, 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 WP Google My Business Auto Publish WordPress plugin before 3.4 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-2022-4790?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Auto Publish for Google My Business Project Auto Publish for Google My Business.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4790 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-2022-4790 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4790 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v8qp-crmh-j9r6.

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