CVE-2022-4785 – Download Video Sidebar Widgets <= 6.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2022-4785

The Video Sidebar Widgets WordPress plugin through 6.1 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 Video Sidebar Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters saved as post meta such as 'vsw_pmvw_video_id' in versions up to, and including, 6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. • https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/61873267-9f4f-4be5-bad6-95229ad54b99 • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') •