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CVE-2022-4788: Embed PDF <= 1.0.6 - 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
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Embed PDF WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 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

• Embed PDF: through 1.0.6

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2a162365-5a86-423d-b7c4-55c9b4d8b024
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2a162365-5a86-423d-b7c4-55c9b4d8b024

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