WordPress Filter Gallery Plugin < 0.1.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The WordPress Filter Gallery Plugin WordPress plugin before 0.1.6 does not properly escape the filters passed in the ufg_gallery_filters ajax action before outputting them on the page, allowing a high privileged user such as an administrator to inject HTML or javascript to the plugin settings page, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00493 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WordPress Filter Gallery Plugin (Unknown): 0.1.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WordPress Filter Gallery Plugin | before 0.1.6 | 0.1.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- WordPress Filter Gallery Plugin VendorUnknown Affected before 0.1.6 Fixed in 0.1.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_filter_gallery_project:wordpress_filter_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 0.1.6 | Vulnerable | Wordpress Filter Gallery Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_filter_gallery_project:wordpress_filter_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 0.1.6 Vulnerable ·Wordpress Filter Gallery Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WordPress Filter Gallery Plugin (Unknown) Fixed in 0.1.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4142
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3vr6-r8gf-6wr6
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-4142 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4142 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3vr6-r8gf-6wr6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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