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TI-2022-04228 Aliases CVE-2022-4627GHSA-87ww-8m9q-337f

ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu < 1.7.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The ShiftNav WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 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 ShiftNav (Unknown): 1.7.2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownShiftNavbefore 1.7.21.7.2Patch availableCNA
  • ShiftNav VendorUnknown Affected before 1.7.2 Fixed in 1.7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sevenspark:shiftnav:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.7.2Vulnerablesevenspark
  • cpe:2.3:a:sevenspark:shiftnav:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·sevenspark

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ShiftNav (Unknown) Fixed in 1.7.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4627
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87ww-8m9q-337f

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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