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Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the Google Tag Manager for WordPress plugin through version 1.15. A search term could be reflected into the page’s data layer without enough sanitization, enabling cross-site scripting if a user follows a crafted link. The bundle does not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority web exposure issue. It is not a server takeover by itself, but successful exploitation could affect user trust, session security, or site integrity for visitors who open crafted links.
Technical view
CVE-2022-1707 is reflected XSS in GTM4WP via the WordPress site search s parameter. The vulnerable handling is described in public/frontend.php, where site search data is populated into the GTM data layer with insufficient sanitization. It is unauthenticated but requires user interaction, matching CVSS 6.1.
Likely exposure
Public WordPress sites running GTM4WP version 1.15 or earlier are the likely exposure. Risk is higher where site search is enabled and users can be induced to open attacker-controlled search URLs.
Exploitation context
The source bundle describes unauthenticated reflected XSS requiring user interaction. CISA KEV status is false, and no provided source establishes active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Focus validation on GTM4WP <=1.15 and the site-search data-layer path in public/frontend.php. Evidence is sufficient for affected scope and vulnerability class, but the bundle does not provide exploit prevalence, active exploitation, or an exact fixed-version number.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using GTM4WP.
- Upgrade GTM4WP to a vendor-supported version newer than 1.15 where available.
- If upgrade is unavailable, disable or remove the plugin until vendor guidance is clear.
- Review vendor and Wordfence guidance for the confirmed fixed release.
- Apply normal XSS hardening controls at the edge where available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed GTM4WP versions across managed WordPress sites.
- Check whether affected sites expose WordPress search functionality.
- Review the plugin changelog or vendor issue for the fixed release.
- Verify search input is safely encoded in rendered pages after remediation.
- Review web logs for unusual search-parameter probing.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0435ae14-c1fd-4611-acbe-5f3bafd4bb6a?source=cveCVE reference
- https://github.com/duracelltomi/gtm4wp/issues/224CVE reference
- https://github.com/duracelltomi/gtm4wp/blob/1.15/public/frontend.php#L298CVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-1707CVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.