CVE-2022-4467: The Search & Filter WordPress plugin before 1.2.16 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

medium Affects search-\&-filter (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Search & Filter WordPress plugin before 1.2.16 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

Package
search-\&-filter (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.2.16
Fixed in
1.2.16
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (40.6th percentile)
Published
2023-01-23
Source
nvd

References

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