CVE-2022-3838 : The WPUpper Share Buttons WordPress plugin through 3.42 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could a

The WPUpper Share Buttons WordPress plugin through 3.42 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Published 2022-12-05 17:15:10

Updated 2022-12-06 19:20:34

Source WPScan

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-3838

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 25 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-3838

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.8	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	1.7	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2022-3838

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by:

contact@wpscan.com (Secondary)
nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Products affected by CVE-2022-3838

Wpupper Share Buttons Project » Wpupper Share Buttons » For Wordpress
Versions up to, including, (<=) 3.42
cpe:2.3:a:wpupper_share_buttons_project:wpupper_share_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-3838

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-3838

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-3838

CWE ids for CVE-2022-3838

References for CVE-2022-3838

Products affected by CVE-2022-3838