XSS in Averta Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme

CVE-2022-1910

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox WordPress plugin before 2.9.8 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-1910: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1910?
CVE-2022-1910 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Averta Shortcodes And Extra Features For Phlox Theme, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-1910?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1910 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.