What is CVE-2022-2627?

CVE-2022-2627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tagdiv Newspaper, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-2627?

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

Is CVE-2022-2627 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Tagdiv Newspaper

CVE-2022-2627

The Newspaper WordPress theme before 12 does not sanitise a parameter before outputting it back in an HTML attribute via an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Tagdiv Newspaper
Unknown Newspaper — versions 12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2627?: CVE-2022-2627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tagdiv Newspaper, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-2627?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2627 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.