WordPress Infinite Scroll - Ajax Load More < 5.6.0.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
CVE-2022-4466

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WordPress Infinite Scroll
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 March 2023

Summary

The WordPress Infinite Scroll WordPress plugin before 5.6.0.3 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.

Affected Version(s)

WordPress Infinite Scroll 0 < 5.6.0.3

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/497d0bf9-b750-4293-9662-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lana Codes
WPScan
.