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)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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

audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.