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.

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)

EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

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.