vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: visual-portfolio: CVE-2022-2597: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 15, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 15, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery and Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSS injection via the REST API in versions up to, and including, 2.18.0. This allows authenticated users with contributor or greater privileges to inject arbitrary CSS into saved layouts.
Solution
visual-portfolio-plugin-cve-2022-2597
References
Rapid7 Labs
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