CVE-2022-47606 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-47606: WordPress WP-CORS Plugin <= 0.2.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Tim Stephenson

Product WP-CORS

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published May 10, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tim Stephenson WP-CORS plugin <= 0.2.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP-CORS versions up to 0.2.1 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in how they handle user input. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires the victim to interact with a crafted link or page. Update to version 0.2.2 or later to fix this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

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 click a link or visit a page containing the payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 10, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47606 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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