What is CVE-2022-2040?

CVE-2022-2040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brizy, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-2040?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2040 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Brizy

CVE-2022-2040

The Brizy WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not sanitise and escape some element URL, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.2th 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

Brizy
Unknown Brizy – Page Builder — versions 2.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2040?: CVE-2022-2040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brizy, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-2040?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2040 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.