CVE-2022-4761 json
Post Views Count <= 3.0.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode
published 2023-02-21 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52059
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Post Views Count WordPress plugin through 3.0.2 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
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad163020-8b9c-42cb-a55f-b137b224bafb 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 Post Views Count (Support caching plugins!)
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/ad163020-8b9c-42cb-a55f-b137b224bafb
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4761
- NVD CVE-2022-4761
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