WordPress Exxp Plugin <= 2.6.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

published 2023-05-08 3y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-48666

cvss: 6.5; 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 30%
public exploits: 0; none known

Auth. (subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Martin Lees Exxp plugin <= 2.6.8 versions.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2025-01-09)

Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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

Martin Lees Exxp

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/exxp-wp/wordpress-exxp-plugin-2-6-8-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-45812
NVD CVE-2022-45812

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