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CVE-2022-1393

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 16, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The WP Subtitle WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 adds a subtitle field and provides a shortcode to display it via [wp_subtitle]. The subtitle is stored as a custom post meta with the key: "wps_subtitle", which is sanitized upon post save/update, however is not sanitized when updating it directly from the post meta update button (via AJAX) - and this makes the XSS exploitable by authenticated users with a role as low as contributor.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WP Subtitle — From 3.4.1 (including) to 3.4.1 (excluding)
  • wp_subtitle_project wp_subtitle — Before 3.4.1

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3491b889-94dd-4507-9fed-58f48d8275cf Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record