What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-37342?

CVE-2022-37342 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%.

Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters CVE-2022-37342

MEDIUM

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

2022-09-23 audit@patchstack.com

XSS WordPress Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters

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

Sep 23, 2022 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters plugin <= 2.0.9 at WordPress.

AnalysisAI

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters plugin <= 2.0.9 at WordPress. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. 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. Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters plugin <= 2.0.9 at WordPress. Affected products include: Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters Project Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters.

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.