CVE-2022-37328 LOW

CVE-2022-37328: WordPress History Timeline plugin <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Themes Awesome
Product History Timeline (WordPress plugin)
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 23, 2022
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

3.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authenticated (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Themes Awesome History Timeline plugin <= 1.0.5 at WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The History Timeline WordPress plugin version 1.0.5 and earlier contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other site users. The vulnerability requires an admin to intentionally craft malicious input, and the injected code runs with the privileges of the user viewing the affected page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they view the plugin's content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can inject malicious scripts affecting other users' sessions and data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator account access and user interaction (victim must view the affected page).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 23, 2022 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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