CVE-2022-2189 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP Video Lightbox WordPress plugin prior to version 1.9.5. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) arises from improper escaping of the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts into a user's browser, primarily impacting older web browsers. While the attack complexity is low and requires user interaction, it could lead to information disclosure and integrity issues. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wp_video_lightbox:*:*:*:*:*: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.