CVE-2022-4765

The Portfolio for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a21dc4a3-a4f3-4619-b8a3-493a27e14ccb	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a21dc4a3-a4f3-4619-b8a3-493a27e14ccb	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pwrplugins:portfolio_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

27 Mar 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-79

Information

Published : 2023-01-30 21:15

Updated : 2025-04-23 17:29

NVD link : CVE-2022-4765

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4765

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4765

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pwrplugins

portfolio_for_elementor

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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