CVE-2022-1393
The subtitle is stored as a custom post meta with the key: "wps_subtitle", which is sanitized upon post save/update, however is not sanitized when updating it directly from the post meta update button (via AJAX) - and this makes the XSS exploitable by…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The WP Subtitle WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 adds a subtitle field and provides a shortcode to display it via [wp_subtitle]. The subtitle is stored as a custom post meta with the key: "wps_subtitle", which is sanitized upon post save/update, however is not sanitized when updating it directly from the post meta update button (via AJAX) - and this makes the XSS exploitable by authenticated users with a role as low as contributor.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wp subtitle project/wp subtitle
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3491b889-94dd-4507-9fed-58f48d8275cfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3491b889-94dd-4507-9fed-58f48d8275cfExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.