CVE-2022-4676

Summary

CVE-2022-4676 is a vulnerability affecting the OSM WordPress plugin up to version 6.01. This issue permits contributors and potentially other users with limited privileges to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The plugin fails to validate and properly escape certain shortcode attributes, allowing malicious code to be injected and executed in the context of the affected website. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or other malicious activities. Users are strongly advised to update the OSM plugin to a secure version as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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