CVE-2022-0471

Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator < 1.3.23 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS Score

Published: April 11, 2022 at 02:40 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorFavicon by Realfavicongenerator

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Severity

MEDIUM6.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

Description

The Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator WordPress plugin before 1.3.23 does not properly sanitise and escape the json_result_url parameter before outputting it back in the Favicon admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Favicon by Realfavicongenerator · Realfavicongeneratorwordpress-plugin

95%

v < 1.3.23

Affected range stops below 1.3.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2695862

x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/499bfee4-b481-4276-b6ad-0eead6680f66

CVSS

6.1MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-79

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