CVE-2022-41612

WordPress Similar Posts Plugin <= 3.1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

4.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVD
Wordfence

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shareaholic Similar Posts plugin <= 3.1.6 versions.

The Similar Posts – Best Related Posts Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via an unknown parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers authenticated as an administrator to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: din (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

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

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

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

2022-09-27 CVE Reserved
2023-02-03 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-11-14 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

CAPEC-592: Stored XSS

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/similar-posts/wordpress-similar-posts-plugin-3-1-6-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

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
Shareaholic Search vendor "Shareaholic"		Similar Posts Search vendor "Shareaholic" for product "Similar Posts"				<= 3.1.6 Search vendor "Shareaholic" for product "Similar Posts" and version " <= 3.1.6"		wordpress		Affected