CVE-2022-44590 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-44590: WordPress Simple Video Embedder plugin <= 2.2 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor James Lao
Product Simple Video Embedder (WordPress plugin)
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 9, 2022
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in James Lao's Simple Video Embedder plugin <= 2.2 on WordPress.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 9, 2022 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated