# CVE-2022-4321: PDF Generator for WordPress < 1.1.2 - Reflected XSS

> Reflected XSS in a vendored example file allows attackers to target high-privilege users like admins.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-338m-rx6v-qqv5

## What is CVE-2022-4321?

CVE-2022-4321 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown PDF Generator for WordPress, published on 6 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The PDF Generator for WordPress plugin before 1.1.2 includes a vendored dompdf example file which is susceptible to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting and could be used against high privilege users such as admin

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4321?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpswings Pdf Generator for Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4321?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4321 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4321 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4321 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PDF Generator for WordPress < 1.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-4321.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4321 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4321 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown PDF Generator for WordPress, published on 6 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2022-4321 exists.

Affected product: Unknown PDF Generator for WordPress. 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-2022-4321/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4321/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4321
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4321
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4321

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4321/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.