CVE-2022-3578: ProfileGrid < 5.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% 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 ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities: before 5.1.1 — fixed in 5.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities 5.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17596b0e-ff45-4d0c-8e57-a31101e30345
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17596b0e-ff45-4d0c-8e57-a31101e30345

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