6.4

CVE-2022-4678: templatesnext templatesnext_toolkit Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 13-02-2023Last modified 21-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-4678 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in templatesnext templatesnext_toolkit. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.2.8.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 13-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The TemplatesNext ToolKit WordPress plugin before 3.2.8 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.54%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.54% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.54%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Templatesnext1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • templatesnext-toolkit≤ 3.2.7 (fixed in 3.2.8)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links