CVE-2022-3836
Last modified
CVE-2022-3836 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Seed Social WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Seed Social WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Seedwebs | Seed Social | < 2.0.4 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/64e144fb-aa9f-4cfe-9c44-a4e1fa2e8dd5/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/64e144fb-aa9f-4cfe-9c44-a4e1fa2e8dd5/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-3836?
How severe is CVE-2022-3836?
How do I fix CVE-2022-3836?
How Strix Helps
- How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
- Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
- PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
- AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.
Related CVEs from 2022
- CVE-2022-38352ThinkPHP v6.0.13 was discovered to contain a deserialization…9.8
- CVE-2022-38355Daikin SVMPC1 version 2.1.22 and prior and SVMPC2 version 1.…5.5
- CVE-2022-38356Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in StylemixT…8.8
- CVE-2022-38357Improper neutralization of special elements leaves the Eyes …8.8
- CVE-2022-38358Improper neutralization of input during web page generation …6.1
- CVE-2022-38359Cross-site request forgery attacks can be carried out agains…8.8
- CVE-2022-38362Apache Airflow Docker's Provider prior to 3.0.0 shipped with…8.8
- CVE-2022-38367The Netic User Export add-on before 2.0.6 for Atlassian Jira…5.3
- CVE-2022-38368An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Gateway before 6.6.5712 …8.8
- CVE-2022-38369Apache IoTDB version 0.13.0 is vulnerable by session id atta…8.8
- CVE-2022-3837The Uji Countdown WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not san…4.8
- CVE-2022-38370Apache IoTDB grafana-connector version 0.13.0 contains an in…7.5
Are you affected by CVE-2022-3836?
Run a free Strix scan to check your systems for this vulnerability.
Scan your code nowSource: NVD / NIST