CVE-2022-44591 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-44591: WordPress Anthologize plugin <= 0.8.0 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor One Week | One Tool

Product Anthologize (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 17, 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

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Anthologize plugin <= 0.8.0 on WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Anthologize 0.8.0 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin interface. An authenticated admin user with high privileges can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other users who view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript code that runs in other users' browsers when they view admin pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A malicious admin could steal session tokens, modify site content, or perform actions as other administrators.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin-level access to WordPress and user interaction (victim must view the affected admin page).

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-2022-44591 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-44591

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 4.8 / MEDIUM

Affected versions