CVE-2022-1567 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP-JS plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 2.0.6. The vulnerability stems from the wp_js_admin function in wp-js.php, which fails to validate user input before echoing it back. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp-js_project:wp-js:*:*:*:*:*: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
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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.