What is CVE-2022-27860?

CVE-2022-27860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Footer-Text Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-27860?

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

Is CVE-2022-27860 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Footer-Text Project

CVE-2022-27860

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Shea Bunge's Footer Text plugin <= 2.0.3 on WordPress.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-04-28 · 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: 0.004 (30.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Footer-Text Project
Shea Bunge Footer Text (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 2.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wordpress.org/plugins/footer-text/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/footer-text/wordpress-footer-text-plugin-… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27860?: CVE-2022-27860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Footer-Text Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-27860?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-27860 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.