CVE-2022-4483: Insert Pages < 3.7.5 - 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: 2023-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Insert Pages WordPress plugin before 3.7.5 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

Insert Pages: before 3.7.5 — fixed in 3.7.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Insert Pages 3.7.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a1786400-dc62-489c-b986-ba17c9833179
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a1786400-dc62-489c-b986-ba17c9833179

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