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TI-2022-04270 Aliases CVE-2022-4672GHSA-jx46-9ppx-mm7j

WordPress Simple Shopping Cart < 4.6.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

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 WordPress Simple Shopping Cart WordPress plugin before 4.6.2 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 0.00539 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WordPress Simple Shopping Cart (Unknown): 4.6.2

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
UnknownWordPress Simple Shopping Cartbefore 4.6.24.6.2Patch availableCNA
  • WordPress Simple Shopping Cart VendorUnknown Affected before 4.6.2 Fixed in 4.6.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wordpress_simple_paypal_shopping_cart:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 4.6.2Vulnerablemra13
  • cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wordpress_simple_paypal_shopping_cart:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·mra13

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WordPress Simple Shopping Cart (Unknown) Fixed in 4.6.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4672
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx46-9ppx-mm7j

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-03422 WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2013-02366 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2023-01352 The WP Simple Shopping Cart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-03436 WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference via 'quantity' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-03437 WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2023-05954 WordPress Simple Shopping Cart <= 4.7.1 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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