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)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.