CVE-2022-4946 Frontend Post WordPress Plugin <= 2.8.4 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Redirect
Contributors can inject malicious shortcodes to redirect users to arbitrary domains, requiring plugin updates to mitigate.
- 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-2022-4946?
CVE-2022-4946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Frontend Post WordPress Plugin, published on 5 Jun 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 Frontend Post WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin through 2.8.4 does not validate an attribute of one of its shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to add a malicious shortcode to a page/post, which will redirect users to an arbitrary domain.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4946?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accesspressthemes Frontend Post Wordpress Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4946 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4946 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjjw-rwxq-7f7p.