XSS in Simple-Press Simple\
CVE-2022-4027
The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'postitem' parameter manipulated during a forum response in versions up to, and including, 6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping that makes injecting object and embed tags possible. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages when responding to forum threads that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (43.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Simple-press Simple\ — versions press
- Simplepress Simple:press Forum — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com
- security@wordfence.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4027?
- CVE-2022-4027 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simple-Press Simple\, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4027?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4027 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.