CVE-2022-4764 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Simple File Downloader WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Simple File Downloader Project	Simple File Downloader

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simple_file_downloader_project:simple_file_downloader:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/788c6aa2-14cc-411f-95e8-5994f8c82d70

History

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-21T08:50:55.747Z

Updated: 2025-03-12T20:26:35.473Z

Reserved: 2022-12-27T10:24:47.402Z

Link: CVE-2022-4764

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:48:40.421Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-21T09:15:11.400

Modified: 2025-03-12T21:15:39.713

Link: CVE-2022-4764

Redhat

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