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CVE-2022-40672: WordPress CPO Shortcodes plugin <= 1.5.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

• 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: none known
• Published: 2022-09-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CPO Shortcodes plugin <= 1.5.0 at WordPress.

Affected products

• WPChill CPO Shortcodes (WordPress plugin): through 1.5.0

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpo-shortcodes/wordpress-cpo-shortcodes-plugin-1-5-0-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability/_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/cpo-shortcodes/
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpo-shortcodes/wordpress-cpo-shortcodes-plugin-1-5-0-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability/_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/cpo-shortcodes/

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