CVE-2022-44582 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-44582: WordPress Apptivo Business Site CRM Plugin <= 3.0.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Apptivo

Product Apptivo Business Site CRM

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published April 23, 2023

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

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apptivo Apptivo Business Site CRM plugin <= 3.0.12 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Apptivo Business Site CRM versions up to 3.0.12 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim clicking a crafted link—and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data. The impact extends beyond the vulnerable component due to scope change.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers and steal or modify site data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be an authenticated administrator; victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 23, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44582 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-2022-44582

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 4.8 / MEDIUM

Affected versions