TI-2022-04083 Aliases CVE-2022-4468 GHSA-2w97-hhmp-jmj9

WP Recipe Maker < 8.6.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 58Published 2023-01-09 · Updated 2025-04-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
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 WP Recipe Maker WordPress plugin before 8.6.1 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 admin.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00539 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed WP Recipe Maker (Unknown): 8.6.1

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	WP Recipe Maker	before 8.6.1	8.6.1	Patch available	CNA

WP Recipe Maker VendorUnknown Affected before 8.6.1 Fixed in 8.6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:bootstrapped:wp_recipe_maker::::::wordpress::*	before 8.6.1	Vulnerable	Bootstrapped

cpe:2.3:a:bootstrapped:wp_recipe_maker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 8.6.1 Vulnerable ·Bootstrapped

Remediation

Fix · CNA WP Recipe Maker (Unknown) Fixed in 8.6.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4468
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2w97-hhmp-jmj9

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a3bf24af-417e-4ca2-886c-bb36bb2d952b

TI-2024-01121 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injecton CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-08952 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tooltip' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-00350 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Recipe Notes CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2024-00349 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'group_tag' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2024-00348 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via header_tag CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2024-00347 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tag' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4

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Sources

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