CVE-2022-4792: News & Blog Designer Pack < 3.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The News & Blog Designer Pack WordPress plugin before 3.3 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected products

infornweb Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News: before 3.3 — fixed in 3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: infornweb Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13304aca-0722-4bd9-b443-a5fed1ce22da
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/13304aca-0722-4bd9-b443-a5fed1ce22da

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