CVE-2022-4761 – Post Views Count <= 3.0.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2022-4761

25 Jan 2023 — The Post Views Count WordPress plugin through 3.0.2 does not validate and escape some 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 The Post Views Count plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in versions up to, and including, 3.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on... • https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad163020-8b9c-42cb-a55f-b137b224bafb • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') •