CVE-2022-4792

News & Blog Designer Pack < 3.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

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Published Jan 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The News & Blog Designer Pack WordPress plugin before 3.3 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

News & Blog Designer Pack

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:infornweb:news_\&_blog_designer_pack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-52088	The News & Blog Designer Pack WordPress plugin before 3.3 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.443% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13304aca-0722-4bd9-b443-a5fed1ce22da

History

Mar 27, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Infornweb News \& Blog Designer Pack

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 27, 2025, 7:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 30, 2023, 8:31 PM
Updated: Mar 27, 2025, 7:57 PM
Reserved: Dec 28, 2022, 10:11 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:48 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:48 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 30, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM

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