What is CVE-2022-27853?

CVE-2022-27853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Contest Gallery (Wordpress Plugin), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-27853?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-27853 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Contest Gallery (Wordpress Plugin)

CVE-2022-27853

Authenticated (author or higher role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Contest Gallery (WordPress plugin) <= 13.1.0.9

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Contest Gallery (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 13.1.0.9
Contest-gallery Contest_gallery

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product)
audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27853?: CVE-2022-27853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Contest Gallery (Wordpress Plugin), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-27853?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-27853 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.