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CVE-2022-4488: The Widgets on Pages WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 does not validate and escape its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contribu

medium Affects widgets-on-pages (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Widgets on Pages WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 does not validate and escape its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contribu

Package
widgets-on-pages (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.6.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (53.4th percentile)
Published
2023-02-13
Source
nvd

References

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