XSS in Insights From Google Pagespeed Project
CVE-2022-0431
The Insights from Google PageSpeed WordPress plugin before 4.0.4 does not sanitise and escape various parameters before outputting them back in attributes in the plugin's settings dashboard, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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 (57.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.6% 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
- Insights From Google Pagespeed Project
- Insights From Google Pagespeed — versions 4.0.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/52bd94df-8816-48fd-8788-38d045eb57ca (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2690415 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0431?
- CVE-2022-0431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Insights From Google Pagespeed Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0431?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0431 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.