CVE-2022-4466 WordPress Infinite Scroll - Ajax Load More < 5.6.0.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

What is CVE-2022-4466?

CVE-2022-4466 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WordPress Infinite Scroll, published on 13 Mar 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 WordPress Infinite Scroll WordPress plugin before 5.6.0.3 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4466?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Connekthq Ajax Load More.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-4466 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4466 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WordPress Infinite Scroll

• CVE-2015-10140 Ajax Load More < 2.8.1.2 - Subscriber+ File Upload & Deletion High 8.8
• CVE-2022-2433 WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More <= 5.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization High 7.5
• CVE-2021-24140 Ajax Load More < 5.3.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection High 7.2
• CVE-2025-47630 WordPress Ajax Load More plugin <= 7.3.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2023-50874 WordPress Ajax Load More Plugin <= 6.1.0.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-rvw8-f6xj-q79p.