Rich Table of Contents < 1.3.9 - 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 Rich Table of Contents WordPress plugin before 1.3.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00477 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Rich Table of Contents (Unknown): 1.3.9
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 | Rich Table of Contents | before 1.3.9 | 1.3.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Rich Table of Contents VendorUnknown Affected before 1.3.9 Fixed in 1.3.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:croover:rich_table_of_contents:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.3.9 | Vulnerable | Croover.inc |
- cpe:2.3:a:croover:rich_table_of_contents:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.3.9 Vulnerable ·Croover.inc
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Rich Table of Contents (Unknown) Fixed in 1.3.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4551
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mv2-wc78-4c8g
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-4551 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4551 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5mv2-wc78-4c8g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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