CVE-2022-3832 json
External Media < 1.0.36 - Admin+ Stored XSS
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-43172
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 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).
Patch / fix
- Unknown External Media 1.0.36
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/458ec2fd-4175-4cb4-b334-b63f6e643b92 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 External Media
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/458ec2fd-4175-4cb4-b334-b63f6e643b92
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-3832
- NVD CVE-2022-3832
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