CVE-2022-4699 — Cross-site Scripting in Mediaelement.js

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 46.99%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Mediaelementjs Mediaelement.js
Timeline
PublishedJan 30

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.3 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9p3x-2jg3-7xrp: The MediaElement↗2023-01-30
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CVEList
MediaElement.js – HTML5 Video & Audio Player <= 4.2.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode↗2023-01-30
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CVE-2022-4699 — Cross-site Scripting in Mediaelement.js | cvebase