VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-4542

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.47%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2023-01-23

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

The Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before 1.9.8 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.