CVE-2022-0684Network attack vector

Admin-level stored script execution via unescaped settings

Published Mar 14, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Stored XSS in WP Home Page Menu before 3.1 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute script in browsers. The plugin stores its home-page menu settings without sanitization and later inserts those values into generated page markup without output escaping. Administrator access is required even when unfiltered_html is disabled, and another user must load the affected output for the stored script to run.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.68%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in WP Home Page Menu before 3.1 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute script in browsers. The plugin stores its home-page menu settings without sanitization and later inserts those values into generated page markup without output escaping. Administrator access is required even when unfiltered_html is disabled, and another user must load the affected output for the stored script to run.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0684
Published
Mar 14, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Free WP TP
Product
WP Home Page Menu
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 14, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.1 <3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Free WP TP · WP Home Page Menuversion=3.1 <3.1

Published CVSS scores

4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

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