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CVE-2022-0189 json

WP RSS Aggregator < 4.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15393

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The WP RSS Aggregator WordPress plugin before 4.20 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter in the wprss_fetch_items_row_action AJAX action before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Patch / fix

  • wprssaggregator wp_rss_aggregator 4.20

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Exploit prediction

2.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WordPress RSS Aggregator < 4.20 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52a71bf1-b8bc-479e-b741-eb8fb9685014 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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