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.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/038327d0-568f-4011-9b7e-3da39e8b6aea	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/038327d0-568f-4011-9b7e-3da39e8b6aea	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:newspaper:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/038327d0-568f-4011-9b7e-3da39e8b6aea - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/038327d0-568f-4011-9b7e-3da39e8b6aea - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-10-31 16:15

Updated : 2025-05-08 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-2627

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2627

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-2627

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tagdiv

newspaper

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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