CVE-2022-4467: Search & Filter < 1.2.16 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Search & Filter WordPress plugin before 1.2.16 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Affected products

Search & Filter: before 1.2.16 — fixed in 1.2.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Search & Filter 1.2.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/54168861-c0b8-4de6-a9af-0ad5c20b4a45
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/54168861-c0b8-4de6-a9af-0ad5c20b4a45

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