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CVE-2022-4679: Wufoo Shortcode < 1.52 - 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: 2023-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Wufoo Shortcode WordPress plugin before 1.52 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

• Wufoo Shortcode: before 1.52 — fixed in 1.52

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Wufoo Shortcode 1.52. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c817c4af-cff2-4720-944d-c59e27544d41
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c817c4af-cff2-4720-944d-c59e27544d41

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