What is CVE-2022-1474?

CVE-2022-1474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp-eventmanager Wp_event_manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-1474?

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

Is CVE-2022-1474 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Wp-eventmanager Wp_event_manager

CVE-2022-1474

The WP Event Manager WordPress plugin before 3.1.28 does not sanitise and escape its search before outputting it back in an attribute on the event dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th 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

Wp-eventmanager Wp_event_manager
Unknown Wp Event Manager – Easily Build Your Calendar Of Events! — versions 3.1.28

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-2022-1474?: CVE-2022-1474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp-eventmanager Wp_event_manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-1474?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1474 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.