XSS in Metagauss Profilegrid

CVE-2022-3578

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.1.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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: 0.010 (61.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 61st percentile — 61.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-3578: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Metagauss Profilegrid
  • Profilegrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups And Communities — versions 5.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3578?
CVE-2022-3578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Profilegrid, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-3578?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3578 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.