cve/2022/CVE-2022-4471.md

### [CVE-2022-4471](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4471)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=YARPP&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%205.30.3%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The YARPP WordPress plugin before 5.30.3 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

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c6cf792b-054c-4d77-bcae-3b700f42130b

#### Github
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