CVE-2022-4670 PDF.js Viewer < 2.1.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

2023-02-0619:59:43

WPScan

www.cve.org

pdf.js viewer

plugin

stored xss

shortcode

wordpress

contributor

cross-site scripting

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

25.5%

JSON

The PDF.js Viewer WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Unknown",
    "product": "PDF.js Viewer",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "2.1.8"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins"
  }
]

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/2a67c290-2a27-44fe-95ae-2d427e9d7548

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

25.5%

JSON

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