XSS in Better Tag Cloud Project
CVE-2022-2412
The Better Tag Cloud WordPress plugin through 0.99.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
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 (47.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.4% 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
- Better Tag Cloud Project
- Better Tag Cloud — versions 0.99.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/fc384cea-ae44-473c-8aa9-a84a2821bdc6 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2412?
- CVE-2022-2412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Better Tag Cloud Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2412?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2412 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.