CVE-2022-4243: The ImageInject WordPress plugin through 1.17 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks eve

medium Affects imageinject (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-12-26; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The ImageInject WordPress plugin through 1.17 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks eve

Package: imageinject (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=1.17
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (46.4th percentile)
Published: 2022-12-26
Source: nvd

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