CVE-2022-23912: AP Custom Testimonial < 1.4.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Testimonial WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.4.7 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

Testimonial WordPress Plugin – AP Custom Testimonial: before 1.4.7 — fixed in 1.4.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Testimonial WordPress Plugin – AP Custom Testimonial 1.4.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2664185
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09512431-aa33-4514-8b20-1963c5d89f33
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2664185
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09512431-aa33-4514-8b20-1963c5d89f33

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