CVE-2022-47433 HIGH

CVE-2022-47433: WordPress Multi Rating Plugin <= 5.0.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Daniel Powney

Product Multi Rating

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 29, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Daniel Powney Multi Rating plugin <= 5.0.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Multi Rating versions up to 5.0.5 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the site. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a site user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in a user's browser to steal session data or credentials.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors may have their sessions hijacked or credentials stolen if they interact with attacker-controlled content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a site user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a compromised page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 29, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47433 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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