CVE-2022-4829 Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand < 1.3.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, potentially compromising admin accounts in the Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand plugin.
- 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-2022-4829?
CVE-2022-4829 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand, 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 Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4829?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Show-Hide \/ Collapse-Expand Project Show-Hide \/ Collapse-Expand.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4829?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4829 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-2022-4829 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4829 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xcm-ff46-5j4r.