CVE-2022-1643 — MEDIUM (4.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-1643?

CVE-2022-1643 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-1643?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Birthdays Widget Project Birthdays Widget.

Vulnerability Description

The Birthdays Widget WordPress plugin through 1.7.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its fields, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

CVSS Score

4.8

MEDIUM

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Birthdays Widget Project	Birthdays Widget	<= 1.7.18

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/73111c7e-c772-4bed-b282-854c1ae57444ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/73111c7e-c772-4bed-b282-854c1ae57444ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-1643?

CVE-2022-1643 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). The Birthdays Widget WordPress plugin through 1.7.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its fields, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack...

How severe is CVE-2022-1643?

CVE-2022-1643 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-1643?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Birthdays Widget Project Birthdays Widget.