# CVE-2022-4714: WP Dark Mode < 4.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS in Shortcode

> Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in WP Dark Mode, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.

- **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:** 21 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpv9-4v9p-758r

## What is CVE-2022-4714?

CVE-2022-4714 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Dark Mode, published on 21 Feb 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 WP Dark Mode WordPress plugin before 4.0.0 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4714?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wppool Wp Dark Mode.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4714 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4714 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Dark Mode

- [CVE-2024-5449](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5449/): Missing authorization in WP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-0467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0467/): WP Dark Mode < 4.0.8 - Subscriber+ Local File Inclusion (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4714 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4714 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Dark Mode, published on 21 Feb 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-2022-4714 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP Dark Mode. 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-2022-4714/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4714/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4714
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4714
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4714

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4714/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.