XSS in Awesome Support Team (WordPress Plugin)
CVE-2022-38073
Multiple Authenticated (custom specific plugin role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Awesome Support plugin <= 6.0.7 at WordPress.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.006 (44.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Awesome Support Team (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 6.0.7
- Getawesomesupport Awesome Support
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/awesome-support/ (Product, Release Notes)
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/awesome-support/wordpress-awesome-support… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38073?
- CVE-2022-38073 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Awesome Support Team (WordPress Plugin), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38073?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-38073 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.