CVE-2022-41612 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shareaholic Similar Posts plugin <= 3.1.6 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00298.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Shareaholic	Similar Posts

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:shareaholic:similar_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/similar-posts/wordpress-similar-posts-plugin-3-1-6-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-04-24T16:56:54.970Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:49.189Z

Reserved: 2022-09-27T08:45:02.799Z

Link: CVE-2022-41612

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:49:43.267Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-24T17:15:09.463

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:23:29.567

Link: CVE-2022-41612

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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