XSS in Wp-Staging Wp Staging
CVE-2022-2737
The WP STAGING WordPress plugin before 2.9.18 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 even 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: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% 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: 0.007 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Wp-Staging Wp Staging
- Wp Staging – Backup Duplicator & Migration — versions 2.9.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/91bbdeb0-f2df-4500-b856-af0ff68fbb12 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2737?
- CVE-2022-2737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp-Staging Wp Staging, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2737?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2737 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.