# CVE-2022-4306: Panda Pods Repeater Field < 1.5.4 - Reflected XSS

> Reflected XSS in Panda Pods Repeater Field allows attackers to execute scripts against users with Contributor permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4fcv-mw8j-p2h2

## What is CVE-2022-4306?

CVE-2022-4306 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Panda Pods Repeater Field, published on 30 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Panda Pods Repeater Field WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not sanitize and escapes a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against a user having at least Contributor permission.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4306?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Panda Pods Repeater Field Project Panda Pods Repeater Field.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4306 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4306 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Panda Pods Repeater Field <1.5.4 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-4306.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4306 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4306 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Panda Pods Repeater Field, published on 30 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4306 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Panda Pods Repeater Field. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4306/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4306/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4306
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4306
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4306

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4306/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.