XSS in James Lao Simple Video Embedder (WordPress Plugin)
CVE-2022-44590
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in James Lao's Simple Video Embedder plugin <= 2.2 on WordPress.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.3% 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: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-video-embedder/wordpress-simple-vi… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/simple-video-embedder/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-44590?
- CVE-2022-44590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in James Lao Simple Video Embedder (WordPress Plugin), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2022-44590?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-44590 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.