XSS in Wp Athletics Project
CVE-2022-1549
The WP Athletics WordPress plugin through 1.1.7 does not sanitize parameters before storing them in the database, nor does it escape the values when outputting them back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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 (46.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.6% 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
- Wp Athletics Project
- Wp Athletics — versions 1.1.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/afef06f5-71a6-4372-9648-0db59f9b254f (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1549?
- CVE-2022-1549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Athletics Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1549?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1549 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.