CVE-2022-4470

Widgets for Google Reviews < 9.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Published Jan 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Widgets for Google Reviews WordPress plugin before 9.8 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-51814 The Widgets for Google Reviews WordPress plugin before 9.8 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.
History
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': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Mar 27, 2025, 3:36 PM
Reserved
Dec 14, 2022, 4:05 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 30, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:20 AM