TI-2022-04434 Aliases CVE-2022-4838 GHSA-g7f2-pg3w-c5m2

Clean Login < 1.13.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published 2023-02-06 · Updated 2025-03-25

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 Clean Login WordPress plugin before 1.13.7 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 0.00573 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Clean Login (Unknown): 1.13.7

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	Clean Login	before 1.13.7	1.13.7	Patch available	CNA

Clean Login VendorUnknown Affected before 1.13.7 Fixed in 1.13.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:codection:clean_login::::::wordpress::*	before 1.13.7	Vulnerable	Codection

cpe:2.3:a:codection:clean_login:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.13.7 Vulnerable ·Codection

Remediation

Fix · CNA Clean Login (Unknown) Fixed in 1.13.7

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4838
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7f2-pg3w-c5m2

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9937e369-60e8-451c-8790-1a83a59115fc

TI-2024-07650 Clean Login <= 1.14.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-06382 CSRF in the Clean Login plugin before 1.8 for WordPress allows remote attackers to change… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2015-07713 The clean-login plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress has reflected XSS. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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