# CVE-2022-4663: Members Import <= 1.4.2 - Self Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via malicious CSV files, requiring administrator interaction to execute the payload.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f38x-hg5p-33x2

## What is CVE-2022-4663?

CVE-2022-4663 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in manishkrag Members Import, published on 3 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Members Import plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Self Cross-Site Scripting via the user_login parameter in an imported CSV file in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a site's administrator into uploading a CSV file with the malicious payload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4663?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Youngtechleads Members Import.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4663?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4663 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4663 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4663 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4663 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in manishkrag Members Import, published on 3 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: manishkrag Members Import. 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-2022-4663/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4663/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4663
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4663
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4663

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4663/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.