What is CVE-2022-40672?

CVE-2022-40672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Cpo Shortcodes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-40672?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-40672 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Wpchill Cpo Shortcodes

CVE-2022-40672

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CPO Shortcodes plugin <= 1.5.0 at WordPress.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-09-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.7% 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

Wpchill Cpo Shortcodes
Wpchill Cpo Shortcodes (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cpo-shortcodes/wordpress-cpo-shortcodes-p… (Third Party Advisory)
wordpress.org/plugins/cpo-shortcodes/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40672?: CVE-2022-40672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Cpo Shortcodes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-40672?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40672 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.