CVE-2022-3408

WP Word Count <= 3.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

4.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The WP Word Count WordPress plugin through 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

El complemento WP Word Count WordPress hasta la versión 3.2.3 no sanitiza y escapa a algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podría permitir a usuarios con altos privilegios, como el administrador, realizar ataques de Cross-Site Scripting incluso cuando unfiltered_html no está permitido.

The WP Word Count plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: lucy

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-10-06 CVE Reserved
2022-10-06 CVE Published
2024-05-23 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/395bc893-2067-4f76-b49f-9ed8e1e8f330	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redlettuce Search vendor "Redlettuce"		Wp Word Count Search vendor "Redlettuce" for product "Wp Word Count"				<= 3.2.3 Search vendor "Redlettuce" for product "Wp Word Count" and version " <= 3.2.3"		wordpress		Affected