CVE-2022-2627

MEDIUM NUCLEI

Newspaper WordPress Theme < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via AJAX Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-2627 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

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.

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress Newspaper < 12 - Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUMVERIFIEDby ramondunker,c4sper0
Shodan: http.html:/wp-content/themes/newspaper
FOFA: body=/wp-content/themes/newspaper

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 57.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
tagdiv/newspaper < 12
Published Oct 31, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026