CVE-2022-2627

Newspaper < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Oct 31, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

Newspaper

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`12`	affected	< 12

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:newspaper:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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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

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.328% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/038327d0-568f-4011-9b7e-3da39e8b6aea

History

May 8, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Tagdiv Newspaper

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 8, 2025, 7:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 8, 2025, 7:09 PM
Reserved: Aug 2, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:46 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:46 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:42 AM

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