WP Smart Import plugin <= 1.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

published 2022-12-06 3y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-43508

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xylus Themes WP Smart Import plugin <= 1.0.2 on WordPress.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Xylus Themes WP Smart Import 1.0.3

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Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Xylus Themes WP Smart Import

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/wp-smart-import/wordpress-importer-plugin-1-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vul
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-40209
NVD CVE-2022-40209

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