CVE-2022-45848 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-45848: WordPress Contest Gallery Plugin <= 13.1.0.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Contest Gallery

Product Contest Gallery

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published December 6, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Contest Gallery plugin <= 13.1.0.9 on WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Contest Gallery versions up to 13.1.0.9 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect users across different parts of the application. An attacker can steal session cookies, redirect users, or deface content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting crafted links may have their sessions hijacked or see altered content; site reputation and user trust at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 6, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45848 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-2022-45848

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 6.1 / MEDIUM

Affected versions