CVE-2022-4826: Simple Tooltips < 2.1.4 - 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 Simple Tooltips WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 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

Simple Tooltips: before 2.1.4 — fixed in 2.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Simple Tooltips 2.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59fa32d2-aa66-4980-9ee5-0a7513f3a2b0
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59fa32d2-aa66-4980-9ee5-0a7513f3a2b0

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