Table of Contents Plus < 2212 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
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 Table of Contents Plus WordPress plugin before 2212 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 admins.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00581 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Table of Contents Plus (Unknown): 2212
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 | Table of Contents Plus | before 2212 | 2212 | Patch available | CNA |
- Table of Contents Plus VendorUnknown Affected before 2212 Fixed in 2212 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Table of Contents Plus (Unknown) Fixed in 2212
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4479
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxxr-2q57-qx8j
References
More Dublue Table Of Contents Plus vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05182 Table of Contents Plus <= 2408 - Editor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-23967 WordPress Table of Contents Plus Plugin <= 2302 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-32843 WordPress Table of Contents Plus plugin <= 2408 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-4479 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4479 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxxr-2q57-qx8j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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