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CVE-2022-4473: Widget Shortcode <= 0.3.5 - 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: 2023-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Widget Shortcode WordPress plugin through 0.3.5 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 admins.

Affected products

• Widget Shortcode: through 0.3.5

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5117b2e9-75b5-459a-b22a-b0e1b0744bd3
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5117b2e9-75b5-459a-b22a-b0e1b0744bd3

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