What is CVE-2022-2173?

CVE-2022-2173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sigmaplugin Advanced Database Cleaner, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-2173?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2173 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Sigmaplugin Advanced Database Cleaner

CVE-2022-2173

The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin before 3.1.1 does not escape numerous generated URLs before outputting them back in href attributes of admin dashboard pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-07-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.008 (54.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Sigmaplugin Advanced Database Cleaner
Advanced Database Cleaner — versions 3.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/86bfe0cc-a579-43d6-a26b-6e06000251f6 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2173?: CVE-2022-2173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sigmaplugin Advanced Database Cleaner, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-2173?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2173 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.