CVE-2022-1001

WP Downgrade < 1.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 18, 2022 at 05:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWp Downgrade

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

The WP Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected

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

v < 1.2.3
Affected range stops below 1.2.3, 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:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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