CVE-2022-0233 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups and Communities WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 1.2.7. Authenticated users, even subscribers, can inject malicious web scripts into their profiles due to insufficient input escaping in the pm_user_avatar and pm_cover_image parameters. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and low privileges (PR:L) for exploitation. A successful attack could lead to client-side code execution, potentially compromising user sessions or defacing web content, though the impact is limited to low confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public awareness and attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:profilegrid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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