Vulnerability · Published Mar 14, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-0321WP Voting Contest < 3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Voting Contest from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP Voting Contest WordPress plugin before 3.0 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting it back in the response via the wpvc_social_share_icons AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Voting Contest | 3.0 – before 3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79