CVE-2022-4830: The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin before 2.9.9 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

medium Affects paid-memberships-pro (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2023-02-13; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin before 2.9.9 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

Package: paid-memberships-pro (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.9.9
Fixed in: 2.9.9
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 65% (99.2th percentile)
Published: 2023-02-13
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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