CVE-2022-4497: Jetpack CRM < 5.5 - 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: 2023-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Jetpack CRM WordPress plugin before 5.5 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

Jetpack CRM: before 5.5.0 — fixed in 5.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jetpack CRM 5.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fa6c8b3-6b81-4fe3-b997-25c9e5fdec86
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fa6c8b3-6b81-4fe3-b997-25c9e5fdec86

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