VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-1001
The WP Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks…
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 4.86%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The WP Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.86% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wp downgrade project/wp downgrade
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34a7b3cd-e2b5-4891-ab33-af6a2a0eecebExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34a7b3cd-e2b5-4891-ab33-af6a2a0eecebExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.