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CVE-2022-4759: GigPress < 2.3.28 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The GigPress WordPress plugin before 2.3.28 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

• GigPress: before 2.3.28 — fixed in 2.3.28

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GigPress 2.3.28. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/63328927-5614-4fa1-8f46-46ff0c8eb959
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/63328927-5614-4fa1-8f46-46ff0c8eb959

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