What is CVE-2022-0252?

CVE-2022-0252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-0252?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0252 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Givewp

CVE-2022-0252

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.17.3 does not escape the json parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in the Import admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-02-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Givewp
Givewp – Donation Plugin And Fundraising Platform — versions 2.17.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2659032 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
wpscan.com/vulnerability/b0e551af-087b-43e7-bdb7-11d7f639028a (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0252?: CVE-2022-0252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-0252?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0252 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.