What is CVE-2022-1559?

CVE-2022-1559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clipr, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-05-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-1559?

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

Is CVE-2022-1559 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Clipr

CVE-2022-1559

The Clipr WordPress plugin through 1.2.3 does not sanitise and escape its API Key settings before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.7th 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

Clipr
Unknown Clipr — versions 1.2.3

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1559?: CVE-2022-1559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clipr, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-1559?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1559 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.