CVE-2022-3469: WP Attachments < 5.0.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP Attachments WordPress plugin before 5.0.5 does not sanitize and escapes some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example, in multisite setup).

Affected products

WP Attachments: before 5.0.5 — fixed in 5.0.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Attachments 5.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/017ca231-e019-4694-afa2-ab7f8481ae63
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/017ca231-e019-4694-afa2-ab7f8481ae63

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