VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-2627
The Newspaper WordPress theme before 12 does not sanitise a parameter before outputting it back in an HTML attribute via an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 1.02%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Newspaper WordPress theme before 12 does not sanitise a parameter before outputting it back in an HTML attribute via an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
- 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
- 1.02% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- tagdiv/newspaper
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/038327d0-568f-4011-9b7e-3da39e8b6aeaExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/038327d0-568f-4011-9b7e-3da39e8b6aeaExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.