VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-4699

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-01-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The MediaElement.js WordPress plugin through 4.2.8 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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-79

Primary references