CVE-2022-4655 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-4655

Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Vulnerability Description

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not validate and escapes one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform a Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Lana Codes
  • WPScan

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Welcart e-Commerce
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 16th, 2023
Last Modified: April 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.