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CVE-2022-1707: Google Tag Manager for WordPress <= 1.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Site Search

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 89.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Google Tag Manager for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the s parameter due to the site search populating into the data layer of sites with insufficient sanitization in versions up to an including 1.15. The affected file is ~/public/frontend.php and this could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers.

Affected products

• duracelltomi GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress: before 1.15.1 — fixed in 1.15.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: duracelltomi GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 1.15.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/duracelltomi/gtm4wp/blob/1.15/public/frontend.php#L298
• https://github.com/duracelltomi/gtm4wp/blob/1.15/public/frontend.php#L782
• https://github.com/duracelltomi/gtm4wp/issues/224
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0435ae14-c1fd-4611-acbe-5f3bafd4bb6a?source=cve
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-1707
• https://github.com/duracelltomi/gtm4wp/blob/1.15/public/frontend.php#L298
• https://github.com/duracelltomi/gtm4wp/blob/1.15/public/frontend.php#L782
• https://github.com/duracelltomi/gtm4wp/issues/224
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0435ae14-c1fd-4611-acbe-5f3bafd4bb6a?source=cve
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-1707

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