Compact WP Audio Player Plugin up to 1.9.7 on WordPress Shortcode Attribute cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Compact WP Audio Player Plugin up to 1.9.7 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component Shortcode Attribute Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-4542. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Compact WP Audio Player Plugin up to 1.9.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Shortcode Attribute Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before 1.9.8 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.

The weakness was released 01/23/2023. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4542 since 12/16/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.9.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Compact WP Audio Player Plugin 1.9.8

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12/16/2022 🔍
01/23/2023 +38 days 🔍
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04/04/2025 +802 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219161

Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2023 06:47 PM
Updated: 04/04/2025 07:00 AM
Changes: 01/23/2023 06:47 PM (41), 02/18/2023 12:42 PM (11), 04/04/2025 07:00 AM (16)
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