cve/2022/CVE-2022-4751.md

### [CVE-2022-4751](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4751)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Word%20Balloon&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%200%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Word Balloon WordPress plugin before 4.19.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd5cc04a-042d-402a-ab7a-96aff3d57478

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.