Vulnerability · CVE-2022-1221
gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector_project gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published Jun 8, 2025 · corrected/updated Jun 8, 2025 · gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector_project gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector · evidence confidence very high
The Gwyn's Imagemap Selector WordPress plugin through 0.3.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2022-1221 is a unknown public vulnerability record for gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector_project gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector_project gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector_project gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Jun 8, 2025. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 8, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
The Gwyn's Imagemap Selector WordPress plugin through 0.3.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Jun 8, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor gwyn\'s_imagemap_selector_project gwyn\'s_imagemap_selectorversion unspecified
Sources
- VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-1221
The Gwyn's Imagemap Selector WordPress plugin through 0.3.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
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