What is CVE-2022-36365?

CVE-2022-36365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webhelpagency Wha Crossword, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-36365?

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

Is CVE-2022-36365 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Webhelpagency Wha Crossword

CVE-2022-36365

Multiple Authenticated (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WHA Crossword plugin <= 1.1.10 at WordPress.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-09-21 · 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: 0.007 (50.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Webhelpagency Wha Crossword
Wha Crossword (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 1.1.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wha-crossword/wordpress-wha-crossword-plu… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
wordpress.org/plugins/wha-crossword/ (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36365?: CVE-2022-36365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webhelpagency Wha Crossword, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-36365?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36365 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.