XSS in Vertical Scroll Recent Post Project
CVE-2022-1171
The Vertical scroll recent post WordPress plugin before 14.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.008 (52.5th 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
- Vertical_scroll_recent_post_project Vertical_scroll_recent_post
- Unknown Vertical Scroll Recent Post — versions 14.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1171?
- CVE-2022-1171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vertical Scroll Recent Post Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-05-09.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1171?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1171 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.