What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-1327?

CVE-2022-1327 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-2022-1327?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-1327. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.6%.

Image Gallery CVE-2022-1327

MEDIUM

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

2022-06-27 contact@wpscan.com

XSS WordPress Image Gallery

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

Jun 27, 2022 - 09:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

The Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 does not sanitize and escape some of its Image fields, which could allow high-privileged 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 Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 does not sanitize and escape some of its Image fields, which could allow high-privileged users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed Affected products include: Rich-Web Image Gallery. Version information: before 1.1.6.

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.