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medium 5.4

CVE-2022-1764 json

WP-chgFontSize <= 1.8 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-25045

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The WP-chgFontSize WordPress plugin through 1.8 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping

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Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04305e4e-37e3-4f35-bf66-3b79b99d2868 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown WP-chgFontSize

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
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References

Sources

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