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CVE-2022-4699

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.

Published

2023-01-30T21:15:11.907

Last Modified

2025-04-21T13:58:19.353

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-79
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mediaelementjs mediaelement.js ≤ 4.2.8 Yes
References