CVE-2022-4570 (GCVE-0-2022-4570)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-23 14:31 – Updated: 2025-04-02 15:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Top 10 < 3.2.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Summary
The Top 10 WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not validate and escape some of its Block 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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2483ecf-42a6-47… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
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Nomenclature
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