What is CVE-2022-4301?

CVE-2022-4301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sunshinephotocart Sunshine Photo Cart, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-4301?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4301 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Sunshinephotocart Sunshine Photo Cart

CVE-2022-4301

The Sunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin before 2.9.15 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Published 2023-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sunshinephotocart Sunshine Photo Cart
Sunshine Photo Cart — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8dca528-fb70-44f3-8149-21385039179d (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4301?: CVE-2022-4301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sunshinephotocart Sunshine Photo Cart, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-4301?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4301 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.