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TI-2022-04146 Aliases CVE-2022-4542GHSA-v234-jrgr-8q98

Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Priority HIGH 66Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before 1.9.8 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 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Compact WP Audio Player (Unknown): 1.9.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownCompact WP Audio Playerbefore 1.9.81.9.8Patch availableCNA
  • Compact WP Audio Player VendorUnknown Affected before 1.9.8 Fixed in 1.9.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:compact_wp_audio_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.9.8Vulnerablemra13
  • cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:compact_wp_audio_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.8 Vulnerable ·mra13

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Compact WP Audio Player (Unknown) Fixed in 1.9.8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4542
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v234-jrgr-8q98

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2021-07017 Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.7 - Setting Change via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-07016 Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.7 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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