What is CVE-2022-1005?

CVE-2022-1005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veronalabs Wp_statistics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-1005?

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

Is CVE-2022-1005 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Veronalabs Wp_statistics

CVE-2022-1005

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.2.2 does not sanitise the REQUEST_URI parameter before outputting it back in the rendered page, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in web browsers which do not encode characters

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Veronalabs Wp_statistics
Unknown Wp Statistics — versions 13.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1005?: CVE-2022-1005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veronalabs Wp_statistics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-1005?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1005 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.