Easy Smooth Scroll Links
CVE-2022-0728
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
The Easy Smooth Scroll Links WordPress plugin before 2.23.1 does not sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
AnalysisAI
The Easy Smooth Scroll Links WordPress plugin before 2.23.1 does not sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Easy Smooth Scroll Links WordPress plugin before 2.23.1 does not sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed Affected products include: Pootlepress Easy Smooth Scroll Links. Version information: before 2.23.1.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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