CVE-2022-23979 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Ultimate Reviews WordPress plugin (versions <= 3.0.15).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00304.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Etoilewebdesign	Ultimate Reviews

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:etoilewebdesign:ultimate_reviews:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-28894	Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Ultimate Reviews WordPress plugin (versions <= 3.0.15).

Fixes

Solution

Update to 3.0.16 or higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ultimate-reviews/wordpress-ultimate-reviews-plugin-3-0-15-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-reviews/#developers

History

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-01-28T19:09:55.137Z

Updated: 2025-02-20T20:32:00.667Z

Reserved: 2022-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-23979

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T03:59:23.319Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-28T20:15:12.970

Modified: 2025-02-20T21:15:14.537

Link: CVE-2022-23979

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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