CVE-2022-1408 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin prior to version 1.5.8. This flaw allows high-privilege users, such as administrators, to inject malicious scripts due to improper escaping of various settings, even when unfiltered_html is disabled. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. The EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit modules available in Metasploit or Nuclei, or entries in ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also absent, which is typical for the vast majority of vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vikwp:hotel_booking_engine_\&_pms:*:*:*:*:*: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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