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CVE-2022-4825: WP-ShowHide < 1.05 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The WP-ShowHide WordPress plugin before 1.05 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

• WP-ShowHide: before 1.05 — fixed in 1.05

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP-ShowHide 1.05. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2758983-d3a7-4718-b5b8-30169df6780a
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2758983-d3a7-4718-b5b8-30169df6780a

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