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CVE-2022-4562

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 13, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Meks Flexible Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Meks Flexible Shortcodes — Before 1.3.5
  • mekshq meks_flexible_shortcodes — Before 1.3.5

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2013d79b-e9f6-4a5a-b421-e840a3bae063 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record