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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2022-4649 EUVD-2022-51973GHSA-gmqc-gh8m-mgh5

WP Extended Search < 2.1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Published Jan 30, 2023 · Updated Mar 28, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan

Description

The WP Extended Search WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— WP Extended Search < 2.1.2 2.1.2

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