CVE-2022-3135 json
SEO Smart Links <= 3.0.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-42562
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The SEO Smart Links WordPress plugin through 3.0.1 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)
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3505481d-141a-4516-bdbb-d4dad4e1eb01 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown SEO Smart Links
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/3505481d-141a-4516-bdbb-d4dad4e1eb01
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-3135
- NVD CVE-2022-3135
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