Medium severity · published Feb 13, 2023
CVE-2022-4656
WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) < 6.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
5.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) WordPress plugin before 6.5 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WV
WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) ·
before 6.5 · source: vendor
VS
Visitor Statistics · Codepress
before 6.5 · source: NVD
Affected product
WV
WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic)
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4656
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4656
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05976ed8-5a26-4eae-adb2-0ea3b2722391
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