Galleries by Angie Makes <= 1.67 - 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Galleries by Angie Makes WordPress plugin through 1.67 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 0.00466 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | Galleries by Angie Makes | up to 1.67 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Galleries by Angie Makes VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.67 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:galleries_by_angie_makes_project:galleries_by_angie_makes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.67 | Vulnerable | Galleries By Angie Makes Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:galleries_by_angie_makes_project:galleries_by_angie_makes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.67 Vulnerable ·Galleries By Angie Makes Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4795
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7pr-hf4m-2r4w
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-4795 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4795 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m7pr-hf4m-2r4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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