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CVE-2022-4757: List Pages Shortcode < 1.7.6 - 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 List Pages Shortcode WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 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

• List Pages Shortcode: through 1.7.6

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30211ffd-8751-4354-96d3-69b0106100b1
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30211ffd-8751-4354-96d3-69b0106100b1

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