CVE-2022-3904

MonsterInsights < 8.9.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Google Analytics

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Published Jan 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

The MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 8.9.1 does not sanitize or escape page titles in the top posts/pages section, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web scripts into the titles by spoofing requests to google analytics.

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

MonsterInsights

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 8.9.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:monsterinsights:monsterinsights:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

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: 1.4% (1.353% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/244d9ef1-335c-4f65-94ad-27c0c633f6ad

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Monsterinsights Monsterinsights

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 8, 2025, 7:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 16, 2023, 3:37 PM
Updated: Apr 8, 2025, 7:34 PM
Reserved: Nov 9, 2022, 1:13 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:20 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:20 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 16, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

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