What is CVE-2022-2669?

CVE-2022-2669 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Taxonomy Import Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-2669?

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

Is CVE-2022-2669 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Wp Taxonomy Import Project

CVE-2022-2669

The WP Taxonomy Import WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-09-16 · 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: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Wp Taxonomy Import Project
Wp Taxonomy Import — versions 1.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/792d9f22-abf6-47b2-a247-d0cdb705cd81 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2669?: CVE-2022-2669 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Taxonomy Import Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-2669?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2669 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.