Exploitation Summary
CVE-2022-3506 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.
Description
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.
Nuclei Templates (1)
WordPress Related Posts <2.1.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUMVERIFIEDby arafatansari
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp/commit/37733398dd88863fc0bdb3d6d378598429fd0b81
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.dev/bounties/08251542-88f6-4264-9074-a89984034828
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0111
EPSS Percentile
61.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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)
never5/related_posts
< 2.1.3
Published
Oct 14, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026