CVE-2022-4763: Icon Widget < 1.3.0 - 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: 2023-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Icon Widget WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 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

Icon Widget: before 1.3.0 — fixed in 1.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Icon Widget 1.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f79a87f-c994-4a1e-b455-39d7d3c5c1b5
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f79a87f-c994-4a1e-b455-39d7d3c5c1b5

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