Widgets on Pages < 1.8.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority HIGH 65Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Widgets on Pages WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 does not validate and escape 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 0.00707 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Widgets on Pages (Unknown): 1.8.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | Widgets on Pages | before 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Widgets on Pages VendorUnknown Affected before 1.8.0 Fixed in 1.8.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:widgets_on_pages_project:widgets_on_pages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Widgets On Pages Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:widgets_on_pages_project:widgets_on_pages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Widgets On Pages Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Widgets on Pages (Unknown) Fixed in 1.8.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4488
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-323f-mg66-x3jg
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-4488 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4488 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-323f-mg66-x3jg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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