CVE-2022-0189 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP RSS Aggregator WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.20. The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of the 'id' parameter in the wprss_fetch_items_row_action AJAX action, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction and could lead to information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and while Nuclei templates exist for authenticated XSS, no public Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries are available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wprssaggregator:wp_rss_aggregator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.