CVE-2022-44632 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-44632: WordPress Content Repeater – Custom Posts Simplified Plugin <= 1.1.13 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Denis Buka

Product Content Repeater – Custom Posts Simplified

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published April 18, 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 Denis Buka Content Repeater – Custom Posts Simplified plugin <= 1.1.13 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Content Repeater – Custom Posts Simplified versions up to 1.1.13 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they 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 malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

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

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected content.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44632 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-2022-44632

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 4.8 / MEDIUM

Affected versions