CVE-2022-4477: Smash Balloon Social Post Feed < 4.1.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Published Jan 16, 2023
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Updated

The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.1.6 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Smashballoon Smash Balloon Social Post Feed Wordpress<4.1.6

Event History

Jan 16, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:38 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:38 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4477.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2022-4477?

The severity level of CVE-2022-4477 is medium (5.4).

3

What is the affected software in CVE-2022-4477?

The affected software in CVE-2022-4477 is the Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before version 4.1.6.

4

What is the CWE classification of CVE-2022-4477?

The CWE classification of CVE-2022-4477 is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')).

5

How can the vulnerability be exploited?

The vulnerability can be exploited by users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.

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