TI-2022-03937 Aliases CVE-2022-4299 GHSA-94xr-33qr-qf6f

Metricool < 1.18 - Admin+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 55Published 2023-01-16 · Updated 2025-04-04

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 Metricool WordPress plugin before 1.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00475 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Metricool (Unknown): 1.18

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	Metricool	before 1.18	1.18	Patch available	CNA

Metricool VendorUnknown Affected before 1.18 Fixed in 1.18 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:metricool:metricool::::::wordpress::*	before 1.18	Vulnerable	Metricool

cpe:2.3:a:metricool:metricool:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.18 Vulnerable ·Metricool

Remediation

Fix · CNA Metricool (Unknown) Fixed in 1.18

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4299
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-94xr-33qr-qf6f

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/169c5611-ed10-4cc3-bd07-09b365adf303

Sources

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