Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3909Add Comments <= 1.0.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Add Comments from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Add Comments WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Add Comments | 0 – through 1.0.1 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d57a534-7630-491a-a0fd-90430f85ae78 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description