CVE-2022-3578: The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects profilegrid (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-11-14; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Package: profilegrid (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <5.1.1
Fixed in: 5.1.1
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (63.8th percentile)
Published: 2022-11-14
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record profilegrid (WordPress plugin) advisories

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