CVE-2022-1756
MEDIUM
Published Jun 13, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published Jun 13, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
The Newsletter WordPress plugin before 7.4.5 does not sanitize and escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] before echoing it back in admin pages. Although this uses addslashes, and most modern browsers automatically URLEncode requests, this is still vulnerable to Reflected XSS in older browsers such as Internet Explorer 9 or below.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| thenewsletterplugin | newsletter | * | <7.4.5 |
References 1
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ad407fe-db2b-41fb-834b-dd8c4f62b072
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.