CVE-2022-4831

Custom User Profile Fields for User Registration & Member Frontend Profiles with Paid Memberships Pro < 1.8.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Published Jan 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Custom User Profile Fields for User Registration WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 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

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52108 The Custom User Profile Fields for User Registration WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 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 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Mar 27, 2025, 3:37 PM
Reserved
Dec 29, 2022, 8:43 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 30, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM