CVE-2022-3408

WP Word Count <= 3.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The WP Word Count WordPress plugin through 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

Affected

WP Word Count

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

EPSS

0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 47th percentile

Published

2022-10-31

Updated

2025-05-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/395bc893-2067-4f76-b49f-9ed8e1e8f330

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry