CVE-2022-4830 json
Paid Memberships Pro < 2.9.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
published 2023-02-13 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52107
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 65.0%
- EPSS 65.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin before 2.9.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Paid Memberships Pro 2.9.9
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
65.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ae103336-a411-4ebf-a5f0-2f35701e364c referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 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 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Paid Memberships Pro
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/ae103336-a411-4ebf-a5f0-2f35701e364c
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4830
- NVD CVE-2022-4830
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