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CVE-2022-3506 json

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-42877

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.

Patch / fix

  • barrykooij barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp 2.1.3

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WordPress Related Posts <2.1.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
  • huntr.dev https://huntr.dev/bounties/08251542-88f6-4264-9074-a89984034828 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • barrykooij barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.