CVE-2022-0189

WP RSS Aggregator < 4.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

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Published Feb 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP RSS Aggregator WordPress plugin before 4.20 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter in the wprss_fetch_items_row_action AJAX action before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.20`	affected	< 4.20

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wprssaggregator:wp_rss_aggregator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-15393	The WP RSS Aggregator WordPress plugin before 4.20 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter in the wprss_fetch_items_row_action AJAX action before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.228% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2659298
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52a71bf1-b8bc-479e-b741-eb8fb9685014

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wprssaggregator Wp Rss Aggregator

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 28, 2022, 9:06 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:18 PM
Reserved: Jan 11, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 28, 2022, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

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