CVE-2022-35725 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-35725: WordPress wp-forecast plugin <= 7.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Hans Matzen

Product wp-forecast (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 9, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hans Matzen's wp-forecast plugin <= 7.5 at WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The wp-forecast WordPress plugin version 7.5 and earlier contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires administrator privileges and user interaction to exploit, but can affect site visitors across the application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can inject scripts to steal visitor data, redirect users, or deface content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator account access and the victim must view a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 9, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35725 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-35725

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 4.8 / MEDIUM

Affected versions