What is CVE-2022-40694?

CVE-2022-40694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Storeapps News_announcement_scroll, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-40694?

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

Is CVE-2022-40694 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Storeapps News_announcement_scroll

CVE-2022-40694

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in News Announcement Scroll plugin <= 8.8.8 on WordPress.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th 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

Storeapps News_announcement_scroll
Storeapps News Announcement Scroll (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 8.8.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40694?: CVE-2022-40694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Storeapps News_announcement_scroll, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-40694?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40694 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.