CVE-2022-2627 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Newspaper WordPress theme prior to version 12, stemming from improper sanitization of a parameter before its output in an HTML attribute via an AJAX action. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to information disclosure and limited integrity impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and the CVE has minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:newspaper:*:*:*:*:*: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.