What is CVE-2022-4226?

CVE-2022-4226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpkube Simple_basic_contact_form, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-4226?

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

Is CVE-2022-4226 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Wpkube Simple_basic_contact_form

CVE-2022-4226

The Simple Basic Contact Form WordPress plugin before 20221201 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_…

EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th 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

Wpkube Simple_basic_contact_form
Unknown Simple Basic Contact Form — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4226?: CVE-2022-4226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpkube Simple_basic_contact_form, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-4226?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4226 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.