XSS in Bracketspace Simple Post Notes
CVE-2022-2186
The Simple Post Notes WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Bracketspace Simple Post Notes
- Simple Post Notes — versions 1.7.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/b766103a-7f91-4d91-9f9c-bff4bfd53f57 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2186?
- CVE-2022-2186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bracketspace Simple Post Notes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2186?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2186 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.