CVE-2022-1896 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the underConstruction WordPress plugin prior to version 1.21. This flaw allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts through the "Display a custom page using your own HTML" setting, even if unfiltered HTML is typically restricted. With a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction and high privileges, leading to potential low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:underconstruction_project:underconstruction:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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