What is CVE-2022-36383?

CVE-2022-36383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webhelpagency Wha Wordsearch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-36383?

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

Is CVE-2022-36383 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Webhelpagency Wha Wordsearch

CVE-2022-36383

Multiple Authenticated (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WHA Word Search Puzzles game plugin <= 2.0.1 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: 0.005 (40.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.8% 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: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Webhelpagency Wha Wordsearch
Wha Word Search Puzzles Game (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 2.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wordpress.org/plugins/wha-wordsearch/ (Product)
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wha-wordsearch/wordpress-word-search-puzz… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36383?: CVE-2022-36383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webhelpagency Wha Wordsearch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-36383?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36383 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.