CVE-2022-1001
WordPress Downgrade Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
The WP Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
INFO
Published Date :
April 18, 2022, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 25, 2022, 4:53 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
1.7
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-1001.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34a7b3cd-e2b5-4891-ab33-af6a2a0eeceb | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2022-1001 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-1001 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34a7b3cd-e2b5-4891-ab33-af6a2a0eeceb No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34a7b3cd-e2b5-4891-ab33-af6a2a0eeceb Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wp_downgrade_project:wp_downgrade:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-1001 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-1001
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.19515
percentile