What is CVE-2022-1294?

CVE-2022-1294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 99webtools Imdb Info Box, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-1294?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1294 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in 99webtools Imdb Info Box

CVE-2022-1294

The IMDB info box WordPress plugin through 2.0 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

99webtools Imdb_info_box
Unknown Imdb Info Box — versions 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1294?: CVE-2022-1294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 99webtools Imdb Info Box, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-1294?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1294 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.