WP Google My Business Auto Publish < 3.4 - 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 WP Google My Business Auto Publish WordPress plugin before 3.4 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.
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 WP Google My Business Auto Publish (Unknown): 3.4
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 | WP Google My Business Auto Publish | before 3.4 | 3.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Google My Business Auto Publish VendorUnknown Affected before 3.4 Fixed in 3.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:auto_publish_for_google_my_business_project:auto_publish_for_google_my_business:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.4 | Vulnerable | Auto Publish For Google My Business Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:auto_publish_for_google_my_business_project:auto_publish_for_google_my_business:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.4 Vulnerable ·Auto Publish For Google My Business Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Google My Business Auto Publish (Unknown) Fixed in 3.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4790
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8qp-crmh-j9r6
References
More Auto Publish For Google My Business Project Auto Publish For Google My Business vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-25555 WordPress WP Google My Business Auto Publish Plugin <= 3.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-4790 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4790 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8qp-crmh-j9r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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