CVE-2022-1001

WP Downgrade < 1.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The WP Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected

WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version

CVSS v3.1 NVD

4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

4.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 92nd percentile

Published

2022-04-18

Updated

2024-08-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34a7b3cd-e2b5-4891-ab33-af6a2a0eeceb

Security advisories

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry