What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-0840?

CVE-2022-0840 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-0840?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-0840. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.6%.

Easy Social Icons CVE-2022-0840

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2022-04-11 contact@wpscan.com

XSS WordPress Easy Social Icons

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 11, 2022 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

The Easy Social Icons WordPress plugin before 3.2.1 does not properly escape the image_file field when adding a new social icon, allowing high privileged users to inject arbitrary javascript even. 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 Social Icons WordPress plugin before 3.2.1 does not properly escape the image_file field when adding a new social icon, allowing high privileged users to inject arbitrary javascript even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. Affected products include: Cybernetikz Easy Social Icons. Version information: before 3.2.1.

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.