What is CVE-2022-1152?

CVE-2022-1152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Menubar, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-1152?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1152 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Menubar

CVE-2022-1152

The Menubar WordPress plugin before 5.8 does not sanitise and escape the command parameter before outputting it back in the response via the menubar AJAX action (available to any authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-04-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Menubar
Menubar — versions 5.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c55fda9-e938-4267-be77-a6d73ee46af3 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1152?: CVE-2022-1152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Menubar, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-1152?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1152 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.