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TI-2022-04224 Aliases CVE-2022-4623GHSA-fwvm-hvrc-gmv3

ND Shortcodes < 7.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcodes

Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The ND Shortcodes WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not validate and escape numerous 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

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00444 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed ND Shortcodes (Unknown): 7.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownND Shortcodesbefore 7.07.0Patch availableCNA
  • ND Shortcodes VendorUnknown Affected before 7.0 Fixed in 7.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nicdark:nd_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 7.0Vulnerablenicdark
  • cpe:2.3:a:nicdark:nd_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 7.0 Vulnerable ·nicdark

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ND Shortcodes (Unknown) Fixed in 7.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    ND Shortcodes 7.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-01202 ND Shortcodes < 7.0 - Subscriber+ LFIPriority HIGH 73
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4623
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwvm-hvrc-gmv3

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-01202 ND Shortcodes < 7.0 - Subscriber+ LFI CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-04844 ND Shortcodes <= 7.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4

Sources

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