CVE-2022-4682 json
Lightbox Gallery < 0.9.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
published 2023-02-13 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52006
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Lightbox Gallery WordPress plugin before 0.9.5 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
Patch / fix
- Unknown Lightbox Gallery 0.9.5
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fc92954-20cf-4563-806e-e7a8e5ccfc72 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Lightbox Gallery
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/5fc92954-20cf-4563-806e-e7a8e5ccfc72
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4682
- NVD CVE-2022-4682
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