CVE-2022-4570: Top 10 < 3.2.3 - 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 Top 10 WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not validate and escape some of its Block 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

Top 10: before 3.2.3 — fixed in 3.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Top 10 3.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2483ecf-42a6-470a-b965-4e05069d1cef
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2483ecf-42a6-470a-b965-4e05069d1cef

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