What is CVE-2022-40209?

CVE-2022-40209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xylus Themes Wp Smart Import, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-40209?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-40209 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Xylus Themes Wp Smart Import

CVE-2022-40209

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xylus Themes WP Smart Import plugin <= 1.0.2 on WordPress.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-12-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.004 (33.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.5% 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: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-smart-import/wordpress-importer-plugin… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40209?: CVE-2022-40209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xylus Themes Wp Smart Import, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-40209?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40209 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.