CVE-2022-36357 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-36357: WordPress ULTIMATE TABLES plugin <= 1.6.5 - Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Webpsilon

Product ULTIMATE TABLES

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 17, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webpsilon ULTIMATE TABLES plugin <= 1.6.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ultimate Tables versions up to 1.6.5 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the application. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a site user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in a user's browser when they visit a crafted link or page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting the site can have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see malicious content injected into pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page that triggers the vulnerability.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 17, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36357 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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