VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-0901
The Ad Inserter Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 2.7.12 do not sanitise and escape the REQUEST_URI before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in browsers which do not encode characters
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 3.60%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Ad Inserter Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 2.7.12 do not sanitise and escape the REQUEST_URI before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in browsers which do not encode characters
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.60% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- ad inserter project/ad inserter
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57baExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166626/WordPress-Ad-Inserter-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85582b4f-a40a-4394-9834-0c88c5dc57baExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.