Stored XSS via unescaped shortcode attributes
Published Apr 10, 2023 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Stored XSS in Keetrax WP Tiles 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via crafted shortcode attributes. The plugin outputs some shortcode attribute values into rendered posts or pages without validating or escaping them. Contributor-level access is required to save a crafted shortcode, and the script executes when another user views the affected content.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Keetrax WP Tiles 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via crafted shortcode attributes. The plugin outputs some shortcode attribute values into rendered posts or pages without validating or escaping them. Contributor-level access is required to save a crafted shortcode, and the script executes when another user views the affected content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4827
- Published
- Apr 10, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Keetrax
- Product
- WP Tiles
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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