What is CVE-2022-33961?

CVE-2022-33961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Waspthemes Visual CSS Style Editor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2023-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-33961?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-33961 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Waspthemes Visual CSS Style Editor

CVE-2022-33961

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor plugin <= 7.5.8 versions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-05-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.5% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer/wor… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33961?: CVE-2022-33961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Waspthemes Visual CSS Style Editor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2023-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-33961?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-33961 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.