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CVE-2022-4668

5.4 · MEDIUM
Published Jan 23, 2023 easy-appointments EPSS 0.47% (39th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-4668 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting easy-appointments easy_appointments. It was published on January 23, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The Easy Appointments WordPress plugin before 3.11.2 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

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from easy-appointments. Update easy_appointments to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
easy-appointments easy_appointments >= 0, < 3.11.2 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-4668?

CVE-2022-4668 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting easy-appointments easy_appointments. It was published on January 23, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-4668?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-4668?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from easy-appointments. Update easy_appointments to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-4668?

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