# CVE-2022-4410: Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Authenticated attackers can inject scripts via post titles if unfiltered_html is enabled, leading to stored XSS in Permalink Manager Lite.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hjxr-6xqh-hj22

## What is CVE-2022-4410?

CVE-2022-4410 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mbis Permalink Manager Lite, published on 14 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 2.2.20.3 due to improper output escaping on post/page/media titles. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts on the permalink-manager page if another plugin or theme is installed on the site that allows lower privileged users with unfiltered_html the ability to modify post/page titles with malicious web scripts.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4410?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Permalink Manager Lite Project Permalink Manager Lite.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4410?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in mbis Permalink Manager Lite

- [CVE-2022-4021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4021/): Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24769/): Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-37257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37257/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-29092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29092/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-41781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41781/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.2.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4410 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4410 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mbis Permalink Manager Lite, published on 14 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: mbis Permalink Manager Lite. 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-2022-4410/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4410/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4410
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4410
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4410

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4410/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.