What is CVE-2022-3506?

CVE-2022-3506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Barrykooij Barrykooij/related-Posts-For-Wp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-3506?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3506 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Barrykooij Barrykooij/related-Posts-For-Wp

CVE-2022-3506

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-10-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Barrykooij Barrykooij/related-Posts-For-Wp — versions unspecified
Never5 Related Posts

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/08251542-88f6-4264-9074-a89984034828 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp/commit/37733398dd88863fc0bdb3d6d3785… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3506?: CVE-2022-3506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Barrykooij Barrykooij/related-Posts-For-Wp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-3506?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3506 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.