XSS in Realfavicongenerator Favicon By
CVE-2022-0471
The Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator WordPress plugin before 1.3.23 does not properly sanitise and escape the json_result_url parameter before outputting it back in the Favicon admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
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 (57.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.4% 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
- Realfavicongenerator Favicon By
- Favicon By Realfavicongenerator — versions 1.3.23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/499bfee4-b481-4276-b6ad-0eead6680f66 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2695862 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0471?
- CVE-2022-0471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Realfavicongenerator Favicon By, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0471?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0471 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.