CVE-2022-1707

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-1707?

Upgrade google tag manager to 1.15.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-1707 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-1707 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 90.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-1707?

CVE-2022-1707 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-1707 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for google tag manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUMEPSS 100th pctl

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Google Tag Manager for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the s parameter due to the site search populating into the data layer of sites with insufficient sanitization in versions up to an including 1.15. The affected file is ~/public/frontend.php and this could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

google tag managerNVD

Affected:< 1.15.1Fixed in:1.15.1CVE-2022-1707derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

90.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Issue Tracking1

github.com

Product2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-1707?

Upgrade google tag manager to 1.15.1 or later.

Is CVE-2022-1707 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-1707 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 90.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-1707?

CVE-2022-1707 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-1707 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for google tag manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.