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CVE-2023-4798: User Avatar - Reloaded < 1.2.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

• 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: 2023-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The User Avatar WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not properly sanitize and escape certain of its shortcodes attributes, which could allow relatively low-privileged users like contributors to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

Affected products

• User Avatar: before 1.2.2 — fixed in 1.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: User Avatar 1.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/273a95bf-39fe-4ba7-bc14-9527acfd9f42
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/273a95bf-39fe-4ba7-bc14-9527acfd9f42

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