CVE-2022-2167
Newspaper < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 31, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNewspaper
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC
Description
The Newspaper WordPress theme before 12 does not sanitise a parameter before outputting it back in an HTML attribute via an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad35fbae-1e90-47a0-b1d2-f8d91a5db90eSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.1MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- 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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