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CVE-2022-4673: Rate my Post – WP Rating System < 3.3.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

• 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 Rate my Post WordPress plugin before 3.3.9 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected products

• FeedbackWP Rate my Post – WP Rating System: before 3.3.9 — fixed in 3.3.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FeedbackWP Rate my Post – WP Rating System 3.3.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c4f379d-252a-487b-81c9-bf711ab71dff

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