CVE-2022-1171: Vertical scroll recent post < 14.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Vertical scroll recent post WordPress plugin before 14.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

Vertical scroll recent post: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Vertical scroll recent post 14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dc5eace4-542f-47e9-b870-a6aae6a38b0f
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dc5eace4-542f-47e9-b870-a6aae6a38b0f

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