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CVE-2022-4699

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 30, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS: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.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown MediaElement.js — Up to and including 4.2.8
  • mediaelementjs mediaelement.js — Up to and including 4.2.8

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e57f38d9-889a-4f82-b20d-3676ccf9c6f9 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record