CVE-2022-4754: The Easy Social Box / Page Plugin WordPress plugin through 4.1.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed,

medium Affects easy-social-box (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Easy Social Box / Page Plugin WordPress plugin through 4.1.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed,

Package
easy-social-box (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=4.1.2
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (40.6th percentile)
Published
2023-02-21
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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