What is CVE-2022-0210?

CVE-2022-0210 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buffercode Random Banner, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-0210?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0210 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Buffercode Random Banner

CVE-2022-0210

The Random Banner WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping via the category parameter found in the ~/include/models/model.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 4.1.4. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.044 (90.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Buffercode Random_banner
Random Banner — versions 4.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0210?: CVE-2022-0210 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buffercode Random Banner, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-0210?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0210 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.