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CVE-2022-4781: Accordion Shortcodes <= 2.4.2 - 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 Accordion Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 2.4.2 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

• Accordion Shortcodes: through 2.4.2

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2803027-b822-4bf9-8d1d-6f538681af9d
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2803027-b822-4bf9-8d1d-6f538681af9d

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